noose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- no͞os
- /ˈnʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /nuːs/
Etymology
From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin. Possibly from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”), with a required change in meaning shifting from the "knot" itself to the "loop" created by the knot. If so, then cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot. Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, borrowed from Middle Low German nȫse (“loop, noose, snare”), itself of obscure origin. Perhaps derived from an incorrect division of ēn' ȫse (literally “a loop”), from Middle Low German ȫse, from Old Saxon *ōsia, from Proto-West Germanic *ansiju (“eyelet, loop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Noose, Nouze (“loop, eyelet”) and Saterland Frisian Oose (“eyelet, loop”), potentially created via the same process.
Meanings
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An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
In its final messages before Adam [Raine] took his life in April, the chatbot offered instructions for how to tie a noose.
2025 November 23, Kashmir Hill, Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, “What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:Put someone's head in a noose
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nooze | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| nooses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nooseless · hangman's noose · noosepaper · slip noose · nooselike · unnoose · nooser
Synonyms
Translations (107)
sv löpsnara (adjustable loop or rope) · tk ilmek (adjustable loop or rope) · el θηλιά (adjustable loop or rope) · th บ่วง (adjustable loop or rope) · it cappio (adjustable loop or rope) · mk петља (adjustable loop or rope) · my ညွှတ် (adjustable loop or rope) · cy rhaff crogwr (adjustable loop or rope) · th บาศ (adjustable loop or rope) · tr kement (adjustable loop or rope) · nb rennesnare (adjustable loop or rope) · lo ບ້ວງ (adjustable loop or rope) · et silmus (adjustable loop or rope) · uz ilmoq (adjustable loop or rope) · kk тұзақ (adjustable loop or rope) · sq lak (adjustable loop or rope) · ur پَھان٘سی (adjustable loop or rope) · is rennilykkja (adjustable loop or rope) · grc ἀγχόνη (adjustable loop or rope) · ug ئىلماق (adjustable loop or rope) · la laqueus (adjustable loop or rope) · id jerat (adjustable loop or rope) · my ကြိုးကွင်း (adjustable loop or rope) · grc βρόχος (adjustable loop or rope) · ga dol (adjustable loop or rope) · eo maŝo (adjustable loop or rope) · nv łoh (adjustable loop or rope) · nrf noeud d'pendard (adjustable loop or rope) · lv cilpa (adjustable loop or rope) · cmn 環 /环 (adjustable loop or rope) · ky илмек (adjustable loop or rope) · fi juoksusilmukka (adjustable loop or rope) · nb renneløkke (adjustable loop or rope) · sh pȅtlja (adjustable loop or rope) · hu hurok (adjustable loop or rope) · pt forca (adjustable loop or rope) · de Strick (adjustable loop or rope) · fr nœud coulant (adjustable loop or rope) · pl stryczek (adjustable loop or rope) · pt laço (adjustable loop or rope) · ar أُنْشُوطَة (adjustable loop or rope) · ko 올가미 (adjustable loop or rope) · my ကွင်းလျှော (adjustable loop or rope) · ka მარყუჟი (adjustable loop or rope) · uk петля́ (adjustable loop or rope) · it laccio (adjustable loop or rope) · sh ȍmča (adjustable loop or rope) · bg клуп (adjustable loop or rope) · sk oprátka (adjustable loop or rope) · ru пе́тля (adjustable loop or rope) · he לוּלָאָה (adjustable loop or rope) · ja 輪縄 (adjustable loop or rope) · hy օղակ (adjustable loop or rope) · mi koromahanga (adjustable loop or rope) · ro laț (adjustable loop or rope) · cmn 絞索 /绞索 (adjustable loop or rope) · km រំងក (adjustable loop or rope) · lt kilpa (adjustable loop or rope) · ky тузак (adjustable loop or rope) · fa-ira خِفْت (adjustable loop or rope) · cs oprátka (adjustable loop or rope) · uk за́шморг (adjustable loop or rope) · es dogal (adjustable loop or rope) · ang grin (adjustable loop or rope) · tg ҳалқа (adjustable loop or rope) · sl zanka (adjustable loop or rope) · cmn 繯 /缳 (adjustable loop or rope) · cy dolen (adjustable loop or rope) · gu ફાંસો (adjustable loop or rope) · sah туһах (adjustable loop or rope) · rup alats (adjustable loop or rope) · mi kono (adjustable loop or rope) · fr lacs (adjustable loop or rope) · de Schlinge (adjustable loop or rope) · nb løkke (adjustable loop or rope) · tr ilmek (adjustable loop or rope) · uz sirtmoq (adjustable loop or rope) · fi hirttosilmukka (adjustable loop or rope) · ar حَبْل مِشْنَقَة (adjustable loop or rope) · cy cwlwm rhedeg (adjustable loop or rope) · bg при́мка (adjustable loop or rope) · ro ștreang (adjustable loop or rope) · da løkke (adjustable loop or rope) · kk ілмек (adjustable loop or rope) · ru петля́ (adjustable loop or rope) · mn гогцоо (adjustable loop or rope) · km ក្រវិល (adjustable loop or rope) · sw kitanzi (adjustable loop or rope) · vi thòng lọng (adjustable loop or rope) · sv rännsnara (adjustable loop or rope) · mk јамка (adjustable loop or rope) · az ilgək (adjustable loop or rope) · nl strop (adjustable loop or rope) · be пятля́ (adjustable loop or rope) · ca llaç (adjustable loop or rope) · fa-ira کَمَنْد (adjustable loop or rope) · gd lùb (adjustable loop or rope) · la trānsenna (adjustable loop or rope) · pl pętla (adjustable loop or rope) · sh пе̏тља (adjustable loop or rope) · bn ফাঁসি (adjustable loop or rope) · sh о̏мча (adjustable loop or rope) · tk ilgik (adjustable loop or rope) · mi kōpeti (adjustable loop or rope) · hi फाँसी (adjustable loop or rope) · tg каманд (adjustable loop or rope) · is lykkja (adjustable loop or rope)