rope
noun
- the cords used to enclose a prize ring or other space.
- Informal. the operations of a business or the details of any undertaking: The new employee didn't take long to learn the ropes.
verb (used with object), roped, rop·ing.
verb (used without object), roped, rop·ing.
Verb Phrases
Idioms for rope
- Boxing. in a defenseless position, as leaning against the ropes to keep from falling.
- Informal. in a desperate or hopeless position; close to defeat or failure: By repeatedly undercutting his prices, his competitors soon had him on the ropes.
Origin of rope
OTHER WORDS FROM rope
rop·er, noun rope·like, adjective un·roped, adjectiveWords nearby rope
Example sentences from the Web for rope
“I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau |Ian Frisch |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEASTFrom the roof of the barn is a long loop of rope, through this the turkey is suspended by its legs.
Clinton, meanwhile, spent several minutes greeting audience members along the rope line and posing for cellphone selfies.
Hillary Clinton Basks in Labor’s Love: ‘This Is Like a Homecoming!’ |David Freedlander |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEASTAfter all, what politician blurts out a major life decision while working a rope line?
Bill Clinton's McConnell Attack May Be What We'll Remember From the Steak Fry |Ben Jacobs |September 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Pictures showed Lee being hoisted off the ship on a rope, aided by other crew members, well before the ship sank completely.
South Korea’s Ferry Disaster Gives Us a New Cowardly Captain to Hate |Barbie Latza Nadeau |April 22, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThey then both set to work trying to discover some way of fastening it by which it would not slip down the rope.
Saint George for England |G. A. HentyHe likewise sailed in a costly ship; its anchor was inlaid with pure gold, and every rope was of twisted silk.
The Sand-Hills of Jutland |Hans Christian AndersenMacavoy, stripped to the waist, and carrying only a hatchet and a coil of rope tied round him, started away alone up the river.
Romany of the Snows |Gilbert ParkerThe rope, which is guided upon sheaves between the rails, is taken twice round the head pulley.
A bundle of straw, tied with a rope, is brought into the courtyard and left to stand there near the Yule logs.
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I. |Sir James George Frazer
British Dictionary definitions for rope
noun
- a fairly thick cord made of twisted and intertwined hemp or other fibres or of wire or other strong material
- (as modifier)a rope bridge; a rope ladder
- a rope, noose, or halter used for hanging
- death by hanging, strangling, etc
- to have a thorough understanding of a particular sphere of activity
- to be experienced in the ways of the world
- boxing driven against the ropes enclosing the ring by an opponent's attack
- in a defenceless or hopeless position
verb
Word Origin for rope
Idioms and Phrases with rope
In addition to the idiom beginning with rope
- rope in
also see:
- end of one's rope
- enough rope
- (show someone) know the ropes
- on the ropes