present participle of noose

An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

(transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

plural of noose

simple past tense and past participle of noose

(of rope) having a noose

A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.

plural of hangman's noose

A noose made by tying a slip knot and often used to trap an animal, bird, or person by the feet.

plural of slip noose