rope

rope1 [ roup ] noun **

1. ) count or uncount a type of very thick string that can be used for tying or pulling things:

One of the men tied a rope to a tree.

2. ) count a lot of small objects tied together on a string:

a rope of pearls

at the end of your rope SPOKEN

very upset or angry, so that you can no longer deal with something or someone calmly. British at the end of your tether:

I'm at the end of my rope with these kids!

give someone enough rope (to hang themselves)

to allow someone to do something in the way they want to when you know that they will probably fail

know/learn the ropes INFORMAL

to know or learn how to do something, especially a job

on the ropes INFORMAL

having serious problems, and likely to fail

the rope

an old way of referring to the punishment of hanging people as a way of killing them

the ropes

the thick ropes that enclose an area that is used for BOXING or WRESTLING

show/teach someone the ropes

to teach someone how to do something, especially a job

rope

rope 2 [ roup ] verb transitive

1. ) AMERICAN to catch a farm animal using a rope, usually in a RODEO

2. ) to tie people or things together with a piece of rope:

Fortunately the climbers were roped together.

,rope `in phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

to persuade someone to do something they do not really want to do:

I get roped in to help whenever I visit them.

,rope `off phrasal verb transitive

to enclose an area using ropes, usually because of danger:

The path was roped off on either side.

,rope `up phrasal verb intransitive or transitive

to tie people together with ropes, especially people who are climbing