Main Entry:

²rope

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

roped; rop·ing

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord b: to partition, separate, or divide by a rope <rope off the street> c: lasso2: to draw as if with a rope : lureintransitive verb: to take the form of or twist in the manner of rope

— rop·er noun