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1noose

noun \ˈnüs, British also ˈnüz\

Definition of NOOSE

1
: a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
2
: something that snares like a noose
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Examples of NOOSE

  1. <a confirmed bachelor, he vows never to get caught in the noose of matrimony>

Origin of NOOSE

Middle English nose
First Known Use: 15th century

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Synonyms
entanglement, mesh(es), morass, net, web, quagmire, quicksand, snare, tanglement, toil(s), trap

Rhymes with NOOSE

crouse, crus, cruse, deuce, douce, goose, juice, loose, moose, mousse, nous, puce, rhus, ruse, Russ, schuss, Seuss, sluice, spruce, truce, use, Zeus

2noose

transitive verb
noosednoos·ing

Definition of NOOSE

1
: to secure by a noose
2
: to make a noose in or of

First Known Use of NOOSE

1600

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