rope
rope /r'oʊp/ (ropes roping roped)
1 [N-VAR]
A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together.
He tied the rope around his waist.
...a piece of rope.
2 [VERB] V n to n
If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope.
I roped myself to the chimney.
3 [PHRASE] give inflects
If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish.
The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves...
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done. (INFORMAL)
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done. (INFORMAL)
The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.
6 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort. (BRIT INFORMAL)
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task. (INFORMAL)guy rope (guy ropes)
[N-COUNT]
A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
= guyjump rope (jump ropes)
[N-COUNT]
A jump rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it. (AM; in BRIT, use skipping rope)rope in
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P for n, be V-ed P to-inf, also be V-ed P
If you say that you were roped in to do a particular task, you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting...
I got roped in to help with the timekeeping.rope lad|der (rope ladders)
also rope-ladder
[N-COUNT]
A rope ladder is a ladder made of two long ropes connected by short pieces of rope, wood, or metal.rope off
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
If you rope off an area, you tie ropes between posts all around its edges so that people cannot enter it without permission.
You should rope off a big field and sell tickets.skip|ping rope (skipping ropes)
in AM, use skip rope
[N-COUNT]
A skipping rope or skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it.
1 [N-VAR]
A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together.
He tied the rope around his waist.
...a piece of rope.
2 [VERB] V n to n
If you rope one thing to another, you tie the two things together with a rope.
I roped myself to the chimney.
3 [PHRASE] give inflects
If you give someone enough rope to hang themselves, you give them the freedom to do a job in their own way because you hope that their attempts will fail and that they will look foolish.
The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves...
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done. (INFORMAL)
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done. (INFORMAL)
The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.
6 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If you describe a payment as money for old rope, you are emphasizing that it is earned very easily, for very little effort. (BRIT INFORMAL)
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task. (INFORMAL)guy rope (guy ropes)
[N-COUNT]
A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
= guyjump rope (jump ropes)
[N-COUNT]
A jump rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it. (AM; in BRIT, use skipping rope)rope in
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P for n, be V-ed P to-inf, also be V-ed P
If you say that you were roped in to do a particular task, you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting...
I got roped in to help with the timekeeping.rope lad|der (rope ladders)
also rope-ladder
[N-COUNT]
A rope ladder is a ladder made of two long ropes connected by short pieces of rope, wood, or metal.rope off
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
If you rope off an area, you tie ropes between posts all around its edges so that people cannot enter it without permission.
You should rope off a big field and sell tickets.skip|ping rope (skipping ropes)
in AM, use skip rope
[N-COUNT]
A skipping rope or skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it.