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las·so | \ ˈla-(ˌ)sō 
, la-ˈsü \
, la-ˈsü \lassoed; lassoing; lassos
Definition of lasso
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to capture with or as if with a lasso : rope
lasso
noun plural lassos or lassoes
Definition of lasso (Entry 2 of 2)
: a rope or long thong of leather with a noose used especially for catching horses and cattle : lariat
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Examples of lasso in a Sentence
Verb
The cowboy lassoed the horse. Noun
the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb And a pale blue dress, which looked like Burton had managed to lasso a bit of sky and bring it to earth, was created from hand-pleated and hand-cut silk gauze organza.
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, "Fashion commits many sins. It’s trying to redeem itself.," 2 Oct. 2019 Between barrel racing, team roping and bull riding, Trent McFarland kept attendees entertained by lassoing, dancing and stealing their phones and taking selfies.
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Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, "Daredevils, funnel cake, bonsai: Scenes from the Alaska State Fair," 29 Aug. 2019 Bolstered by remix after crowd-pleasing remix, Lil Nas X’s catchy cowboy tune has lassoed the top spot for a record-breaking 17 weeks.
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, "Mariah Carey passes torch to Lil Nas X after he broke her record," 30 July 2019 No Fast movie is complete without some high-speed car chases and bonkers road maneuvers, and Hobbs & Shaw contains several — including one sequence where our heroes use a truck to lasso a helicopter out of the sky.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, and Idris Elba gear up for Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw," 27 June 2019 In 2012, a Caltech paper detailed a procedure for harnessing an asteroid—proposing a plan for lassoing a valuable asteroid by catching it in a giant drawstring bag.
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Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, "A New Space Race, for Lawyers," 18 June 2019 The paniolo were brave men whose job was to locate and lasso wild cattle, sometimes forcing them into the ocean to wear them down.
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Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, "Regional books: “Denver School Book,” “Aloha Rodeo” and more," 13 June 2019 Dem candidate in Kansas slammed for poster of Wonder Woman lassoing cop.
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Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Strzok escorted from FBI building, but still on payroll; Unruly Dems heckle Trump over immigration," 20 June 2018 The loop is lassoed around the lock and then pulled tight.
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Andrew Northshield, Popular Mechanics, "How To Get Keys Out of a Locked Car," 19 Dec. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Peterson stood at one end of the pond with a lasso and drove the deer toward Hays at the other end, Sgt.
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USA TODAY, "Duck seeking duck, forest ornaments, Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding: News from around our 50 states," 13 Dec. 2019 Everyone’s favorite lasso-wielding Amazonian is back.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Breaking down the Wonder Woman 1984 trailer: Cheetah, Steve Trevor, and mall madness," 9 Dec. 2019 This is quite the new skill: In one shot, Wonder Woman appears to hook her lasso to a lightning bolt and use it to launch herself across the sky.
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Everything We Know About Wonder Woman 1984," 9 Dec. 2019 Wonder Woman, the lasso-wielding super heroine and member of the Justice League.
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Hilary Hughes, Billboard, "The 'Wonder Woman: 1984' Trailer Embraces the Decade With a Very '80s Song Choice," 8 Dec. 2019 Wild cow milking, meanwhile, lightens the mood of the arena as ropers on horseback lasso one of a herd of cows, while teammates will chase it down and try to milk the cow.
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oregonlive, "Let ‘er Buck: How to navigate the Pendleton Round-Up," 31 Aug. 2019 There are skills that must be learned — like spotting signs of a disease in a video or medical scan or keeping a steady hand when drawing a digital lasso around the image of a car or a tree.
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Cade Metz, New York Times, "A.I. Is Learning From Humans. Many Humans.," 16 Aug. 2019 Full disclosure: Details are still sparse, but that shouldn't stop you from getting excited (or fashioning a new, bedazzled lasso for the occasion).
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Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Wonder Woman Sequel: Here’s Everything We Know So Far," 1 May 2019 Part of his role was to use his lasso skills to capture wild animals in Africa.
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James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Stan Brock, a British Cowboy, Gave Up Lasso to Lead a Health-Care Charity," 14 Sep. 2018
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More Definitions for lasso
lasso
verb English Language Learners Definition of lasso
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to catch (an animal) with a lasso
lasso
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of lasso (Entry 2 of 2)
: a rope with a loop that is used for catching animals (such as cattle or horses)
See the full definition for lasso in the English Language Learners Dictionary
lasso
verblas·so | \ ˈla-sō , la-ˈsü \
, la-ˈsü \lassoed; lassoing
Kids Definition of lasso
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to catch with a rope having a slipknot
Cowboys lassoed a calf.
lasso
noun plural lassos or lassoes
Kids Definition of lasso (Entry 2 of 2)
: a rope with a slipknot that is used for catching animals
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The first known use of lasso was in 1807
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