ROPE IN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Draw in as if with a rope; lure

Example:

The agent had roped in several customers

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "rope in" is one way to...):

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Meaning:

Divide by means of a rope

Example:

The police roped off the area where the crime occurred

Synonyms:

cordon off; rope in; rope off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rope in" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something