Something of no cohesion or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied upon.

A piece of rope, especially one used as a lash in inflicting punishment.

A rope made by plaiting instead of twisting; gasket; sennit.

simple past tense and past participle of top-rope

A weapon that originated in ancient China, consisting of a long rope with a metal dart at the end, used to attack long-range targets repeatedly.

plural of leg rope

(baseball) A line drive / (basketball) A shot, especially a free throw, with little or no arc.

plural of frozen rope

A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

plural of devil's rope