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Meaning ofropein English

rope

us//rop//uk//rəʊp//

Pluralropes
Past Tenseroped
Participle Verbroping
Third Person Singularropes

Definitions

Noun
1. thick twisted strings or wires; for strength
2. individual length of rope material
3. a single strand of material; cohesive unit
  The climber grasped the rope to steady herself.
4. hard-hit line drive (in baseball)
  The batter hit the rope to center field.
5. a long thin piece of clay (in ceramics)
  The potter shaped a rope of clay into a bowl.
6. thick cordage (nautical context)
  The sailor checked the rope securing the ship's mast.
Verb
1. to tie with cordage
  The farmer will rope the horses to the fence.
2. to throw around (something) with rope
  The cowboy learned to rope a steer in the rodeo.
3. to climb using ropes; ascending
  The rock climber learned to rope up the steep mountain face.
4. to form into strands; drawing out fibers
  The textile worker knew how to rope the raw cotton into yarn.

Compounds / Phrases

footrope ropelike ropeway ropeways ropewalk wire rope tightrope toprope jumprope ropewalker ropewalks towrope rope up