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noose noun
/nuːs/ n Definition
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[C] one end of a rope tied to form a circle which can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) themThey put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.
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[S] a serious problem or limitThe noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
(Definition of noose noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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