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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 in a Sentence
a confirmed bachelor, he vows never to get caught in the noose of matrimony
Recent Examples of noose from the Web
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Fearing the hangman’s noose, Kenton fled westward and changed his name to Simon Butler.
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An employee of U.S. Mint who is white has been placed on leave after placing a rope tied like a noose on a black coworker's chair.
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Kinebrew said the Center City noose was the only such case being handled by Philadelphia police.
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Other countries including Australia have also pressed for Beijing to tighten the economic noose on Pyongyang.
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The noose finally started to tighten around my neck.
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There’s nooses being hung at African-American museums.
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On Wednesday, Trump further called out China for failing to tighten the economic noose.
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David Sadler, who is black, was hanging from the sign on July 4th, with a noose around his neck.
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Origin and Etymology of noose
Middle English nose
noose
Definition of noose
noosed
;noosing
transitive verb
1 : to secure by a noose
2 : to make a noose in or of
First Known Use of noose
circa 1604
NOOSE Defined for English Language Learners
noose
playDefinition of noose for English Language Learners
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: a large loop at the end of a rope that gets smaller when you pull the rope and that is used to hang people, to capture animals, etc.
NOOSE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of noose for Students
: a loop that passes through a knot at the end of a line so that it gets smaller when the other end of the line is pulled
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