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Word: Noose
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus ‘knot’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nuːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people
Short Definition:loop with running knot
Examples:- he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat
- a hangman's noose
- the West is exploring ways to tighten the economic noose
Word: Noose
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nuːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
put a noose on (someone)
Short Definition:put a noose on
Examples:- she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner
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