/ English Dictionary |
REATA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long noosed rope used to catch animals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("reata" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
Meronyms (parts of "reata"):
noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)