SLIP NOOSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

Synonyms:

noose; running noose; slip noose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("slip noose" is a kind of...):

loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))

Meronyms (parts of "slip noose"):

slipknot (a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slip noose"):

clench; clinch (a small slip noose made with seizing)

Holonyms ("slip noose" is a part of...):

halter; hangman's halter; hangman's rope; hemp; hempen necktie (a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging)

lariat; lasso; reata; riata (a long noosed rope used to catch animals)