Main Entry: ²rope

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): roped; rop·ing

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 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 : lasso
2 : to draw as if with a rope : lureintransitive verb : to take the form of or twist in the manner of rope

— rop·er noun