noose

\ ˈnüs

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, British also ˈnüz \

Definition of noose

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn

2 : something that snares like a noose

noose

noosed; noosing

Definition of noose (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to secure by a noose

2 : to make a noose in or of

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun One of his employees, a Black woman from the United Kingdom, was unaware of the noose’s history as a hate symbol in the United States. — Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, "After noose found at Black-owned Clermont clinic, owner asks ‘Why so much hate?'," 5 Aug. 2020 This comes after nooses were found hanging in Las Vegas, Portland and Baltimore, a noose was used to target a Black person at work in Nebraska and a Black man at home in Delaware. — Wenei Philimon, USA TODAY, "Black Americans report hate crimes, violence in wake of George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter gains," 8 July 2020 The mob came at me, too, because how dare anyone write a column backing NASCAR’s statement and condemning a noose. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "In response to Donald Trump, Bubba Wallace shows power of America," 7 July 2020 Head Coach Patrick Chambers, the day after his one-game suspension in January 2019, in talking to me referenced a 'noose' around my neck. — Leah Asmelash, CNN, "Penn State basketball coach apologizes for 'noose' comment after a Black player shares that's why he transferred," 8 July 2020 As recently as September, a photo circulated on social media of four elementary school teachers smiling and holding a noose. — Author: Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Anchorage Daily News, "Hanging death of Black man in California park ruled suicide," 10 July 2020 Cox described hearing shouts to get a noose and break Booker's arm. — Ganesh Setty And Elizabeth Joseph, CNN, "FBI investigating alleged racist attack in Indiana, lawyer says," 8 July 2020 President Trump suggested in a tweet that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, the racing series' only Black driver, should apologize for the controversy over a noose found in his garage at a racetrack. — Harold Maass, TheWeek, "10 things you need to know today: July 7, 2020," 7 July 2020 After the ban, a rope in the shape of a noose was found hanging in one of the track's nearly 1,700 garages — in the 26-year-old's stall. — CBS News, "Bubba Wallace's dad gets emotional talking about son: "We've had to jump through a lot of hurdles"," 26 June 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb In his retelling of the epic battle with the two racist monsters, the doused and noosed Smollett managed to beat them back, hold on to his cellphone and sandwich, and make his wounded way home, with the rope still around his neck. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Anti-Trump Psychodrama 10.0?," 8 Oct. 2019 Detectives found no sign of trauma or a struggle, no blood or bruising that could not be explained by a woman who noosed herself, gagged herself, bound her own hands and feet and jumped off a balcony. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "A woman’s hanging at a mansion was a suicide, police decided. A civil jury says they’re wrong.," 5 Apr. 2018

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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noose. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020.

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