rope
verb [T usually + adv/prep] /rəʊp/
/roʊp/ Definition
› to tie things together with rope: I'll rope my horse to your car and pull you out of the ditch. The climbers roped themselves together.Fastening and tying
(Definition of rope verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anchorage noun
- attach verb (CONNECT)
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up phrasal verb
- bound verb (TIE)
- bow noun (KNOT)
- bundle sth up phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- hitch verb (FASTEN)
- knot noun (FASTENING)
- lash verb (TIE)
- nail verb (FASTEN)
- peg verb (FIX)
- reef knot noun
- rivet verb
- screw verb (METAL OBJECT)
- screw verb (TURN)
- slipknot noun
- tie noun (FASTENING)
- tie verb (FASTEN)
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