Noose

Noun

 * 1) An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

Derived terms

 * hangman's noose

Thesaurus
O, allure, and quarter, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, ax, bag, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, block, bola, braid, catch, catch out, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, cobweb, corona, coronet, cross, crown, cycle, death chair, death chamber, decoy, diadem, discus, disk, dragnet, draw, drop, electric chair, enlace, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrap, entwine, enweb, eternal return, fairy ring, fishhook, fly, foul, gallows, gallows-tree, garland, gas chamber, gibbet, gill net, gin, glory, ground bait, guillotine, halo, halter, hang, harpoon, hemp, hempen collar, hook, hook in, hot seat, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, inveigle, jig, knit, lace, land, lariat, lasso, lethal chamber, lime, logical circle, loom, loop, looplet, lure, lynch, magic circle, maiden, mat, mesh, meshes, nail, neck, net, orbit, plait, pleach, plug, pound net, purse seine, raddle, radius, ring, rondelle, rope, round, roundel, sack, saucer, scaffold, scrag, seine, snag, snare, snarl, sniggle, spear, sphincter, spinner, splice, spread the toils, springe, squid, stake, stretch, string up, take, tangle, tangle up with, the chair, tissue, toils, trap, trawl, tree, trip, turn off, twill, twine, twist, vicious circle, wattle, weave, web, wheel, wind, wobbler, wreath, wreathe

Translations

 * Catalan: llaç
 * Chinese Characters: 繯, 缳
 * Czech: oprátka
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: silmukka, juoksusilmukka
 * French: nœud coulant,
 * German:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: петля
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: zanka
 * Spanish: dogal
 * Swedish: löpsnara, rännsnara

Anagrams

 * osone, soone