noose
/nus/
noun
- A loop of rope that tightens as it is pulled, used especially for hanging or trapping.
- The cowboy carefully tied a noose at the end of the rope.
- The hunter set a noose to catch small animals.
- In old western movies, a noose was often used as a threat.
- A situation that feels like a trap or a tightening threat.
- She felt the noose of suspicion closing in on her.
- With each new deadline, the noose of stress tightened.
- The debt felt like a noose around his neck.
verb
- To catch or trap someone or something with a noose.
- The rancher noosed the runaway calf in the field.
- They noosed the thief before the sheriff arrived.
- He noosed the rope around the post to secure the boat.