rope en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- audio
- /ɹəʉp/ (Australia)
- /ɾop/ (Scotland)
- /ɹɐʉp/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɹəʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹoʊp/ (General-American)
- /ɾoːp/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- rōp
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English rop, rope, from Old English rāp (“rope, cord, cable”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz, *raipą (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”), from *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, tear; border, edge, strip”). Cognates Cognate with Scots rape, raip (“rope”), Saterland Frisian Roop (“rope”), West Frisian reap (“rope, cord”), Dutch roop, reep (“rope, cord, ring, strip, bar”), German Low German Reep (“rope”), German Reif (“ring, hoop”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish rep (“rope”), Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk reip (“rope”), Danish reb (“rope”), Icelandic reipi (“rope”), Albanian rrip (“belt, rope”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.
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(countable) An individual length of such material.
The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.
All at once, let’s heave on the rope!
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(countable, uncountable) A cohesive strand of something.
Jimmy began to scream and ropes of spit shot from his mouth.
2003, Dennis Lehane, Mystic River, →ISBN, page 138:The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) A continuous stream.
The principle of any such device should be to pull on the vessel by a rope of water passing in at the bow and out at the stern.
1852, John Bourne, A Treatise on the Screw Propeller: With Various Suggestions of Improvement, page 38:
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(countable, uncountable) A hard line drive.
He hit a rope past third and into the corner.
- (countable, uncountable) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
- (countable, uncountable) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
- (uncountable) A kind of chaff (material dropped to interfere with radar) consisting of foil strips with paper chutes attached.
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(Jainism, countable, uncountable) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.
The central strip of the loka, the Middle World, represents its smallest area, being only one rope wide and one hundred thousand leagues high, […]
2001, “Review of Metaphysical Teaching”, in Nagendra Kr. Singh, editor, Encyclopaedia of Jainism, →ISBN, page 7522:
- (countable, uncountable) A necklace of at least one meter in length.
- (countable, uncountable) Cordage of at least one inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) A unit of length equal to twenty feet.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) Rohypnol.
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(countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable) Semen being ejaculated.
shooting ropes
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(countable, uncountable, with-definite-article) Death by hanging.
The murderer was sentenced to the rope.
- (countable, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics) An apparatus, currently with limited use by the senior contestants and not used in world-wide tournaments.
- (countable, metonymically, qualifier:rhythmic gymnastics, uncountable) An apparatus, currently with limited use by the senior contestants and not used in world-wide tournaments. ▸ An apparatus program with a rope.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ropes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| roape | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| roap | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rope yarn (terms derived from rope (noun)) · yard-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope dancer (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropemaxx (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope drilling (terms derived from rope (noun)) · push rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope wall (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropemate (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Ropes Crossing (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-jump (terms derived from rope (noun)) · crack-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · dead man's rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-maker (terms derived from rope (noun)) · day of the rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · hide-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropemanship (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bungy rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-band (terms derived from rope (noun)) · flat rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · top-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeway (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeband (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Rope Monday (terms derived from rope (noun)) · throw someone a rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeman (terms derived from rope (noun)) · guy rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · devil's rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · wire rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope of sand (terms derived from rope (noun)) · leg rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · stirrup (terms derived from rope (noun)) · give one enough rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropy (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope worm (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope pump (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bushrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · catch rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Manila rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · unrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-yard (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Indian rope trick (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-tide (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope's end (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeless (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-walk (terms derived from rope (noun)) · goat-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · battle rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-over (terms derived from rope (noun)) · coyote's rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropemaking (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bolt rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ridgerope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · mastrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-sick (terms derived from rope (noun)) · jump rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · catch-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · drag-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope grass (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope out (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-way (terms derived from rope (noun)) · give someone enough rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope dart (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope twist (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropey (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropery (terms derived from rope (noun)) · towrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Chinese ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · skip rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropefuel (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bolt-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · hawser-laid rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-work (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-like (terms derived from rope (noun)) · up against the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · gift rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · dance on a rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-end (terms derived from rope (noun)) · show one the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · teach one the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeloft (terms derived from rope (noun)) · Chinese jump rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope swing (terms derived from rope (noun)) · guest rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · goat rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-house (terms derived from rope (noun)) · learn the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-dancing (terms derived from rope (noun)) · skipping rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · know the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope ladder (terms derived from rope (noun)) · fast rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · dog rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · tight rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · tow rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope pulling (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope stitch (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropewalking (terms derived from rope (noun)) · hobblerope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · footrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bull rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · the end of one's rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropes course (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropewalker (terms derived from rope (noun)) · picket rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope burn (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-dancer (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropesman (terms derived from rope (noun)) · slack-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · money for old rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · on the high rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · on the ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · top rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope machine (terms derived from rope (noun)) · trail rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · breastrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · yard rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · boatrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope runner (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropish (terms derived from rope (noun)) · tight-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · prayer rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · shoot a rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · manrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · dead-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ridge rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope bed (terms derived from rope (noun)) · headrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope trick (terms derived from rope (noun)) · give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself (terms derived from rope (noun)) · guide rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeline (terms derived from rope (noun)) · hobble-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope tornado (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope clamp (terms derived from rope (noun)) · glass-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · drag rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · raft-rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · cable-laid rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bell rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · nope rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropelike (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope and choke (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeswing (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropewalk (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope bunny (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropedancing (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropefish (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropebark (terms derived from rope (noun)) · hobble rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · wine rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · twopenny rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · piss up a rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropehead (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope railway (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope winch (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope bridge (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope kiss (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-worthy (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope up (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropemaker (terms derived from rope (noun)) · bungee rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · buoy rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · wainrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropework (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropefull (terms derived from rope (noun)) · tightrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope porter (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope-ripe (terms derived from rope (noun)) · laid rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope tow (terms derived from rope (noun)) · on the high ropes (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeworker (terms derived from rope (noun)) · handrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · ropeheaded (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope line (terms derived from rope (noun)) · rope dance (terms derived from rope (noun)) · outrope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · stretch rope (terms derived from rope (noun)) · frozen rope (terms derived from rope (noun))
Descendants
Synonyms
cord · infinitude · line · string · cord · twine · rajju
Translations (313)
eu soka (thick, strong string) · my လွန် (thick, strong string) · ur رَسّی (thick, strong string) · km ពួរ (thick, strong string) · be шво́рка (thick, strong string) · ug ئارغامچا (thick, strong string) · gl corda (thick, strong string) · ist curda (thick, strong string) · kaw tali (thick, strong string) · tl tali (thick, strong string) · grc σχοινίον (thick, strong string) · ga teaghrán (thick, strong string) · nb tau (a length of this string) · lv aukla (thick, strong string) · mwl cuorda (thick, strong string) · rue шпарґа (thick, strong string) · my ကြိုး (thick, strong string) · sq lak (thick, strong string) · sl vrv (thick, strong string) · la restis (thick, strong string) · fi köysi (a length of this string) · ca corda (a length of this string) · ota طنب (thick, strong string) · kn ಹಗ್ಗ (thick, strong string) · cic ishtalakchi' (thick, strong string) · el σχοινί (thick, strong string) · vi dây (thick, strong string) · as ৰছী (thick, strong string) · tly لافند (thick, strong string) · alt буу (thick, strong string) · shu حبل (thick, strong string) · nb rep (thick, strong string) · lv virve (a length of this string) · fo reip (thick, strong string) · ru верёвка (thick, strong string) · fur cuarde (thick, strong string) · duo gakad (thick, strong string) · is reipi (thick, strong string) · xdq тӏулим (thick, strong string) · es maroma (thick, strong string) · ur ڈوری (thick, strong string) · de Seil (thick, strong string) · fr corde (thick, strong string) · egy n:U19-nw-w-H-V1 (thick, strong string) · he חֶבֶל (thick, strong string) · lv virve (thick, strong string) · sq litar (a length of this string) · gun xã (thick, strong string) · uk шво́рка (thick, strong string) · tsg lubid (thick, strong string) · rsk паньваш (thick, strong string) · arz حبل (thick, strong string) · rif asɣun (thick, strong string) · enm rop (thick, strong string) · nl touw (a length of this string) · myv пикс (thick, strong string) · mba lubid (thick, strong string) · ka ბაგირი (thick, strong string) · rm suja (thick, strong string) · sa रज्जु (thick, strong string) · nb reip (thick, strong string) · dng шынзы (thick, strong string) · cmn 繩子 /绳子 (thick, strong string) · sid siiwo (thick, strong string) · su tali (thick, strong string) · enm rop (a length of this string) · uk верве́чка (thick, strong string) · grc κάλως (thick, strong string) · sh у̏же (thick, strong string) · be вяро́ўка (thick, strong string) · zea touwe (thick, strong string) · ccc ijcha (thick, strong string) · mr दोरी (thick, strong string) · jv ꦠꦭꦶ (thick, strong string) · nb reip (a length of this string) · esu pilu'uvkaaq (thick, strong string) · ka საბელი (thick, strong string) · hi डोरी (thick, strong string) · pt corda (a length of this string) · ru бечёвка (thick, strong string) · csb lina (thick, strong string) · it corda (a length of this string) · cmn 繩索 /绳索 (thick, strong string) · bo ཐག་པ (thick, strong string) · ne डोरी (thick, strong string) · zdj hamba (thick, strong string) · si කඹය (thick, strong string) · kix āchà (hand twisted rope) · it rudente (thick, strong string) · nn tog (a length of this string) · bg въже́ (thick, strong string) · tr halat (thick, strong string) · cop ⲛⲟϩ (thick, strong string) · mdh tali (thick, strong string) · ja 縄 (thick, strong string) · nn reip (a length of this string) · ru кана́т (thick, strong string) · ace taloe (thick, strong string) · uz arqon (thick, strong string) · nb rep (a length of this string) · rm suga (thick, strong string) · ka ბაწარი (thick, strong string) · te తాడు (thick, strong string) · pl lina (thick, strong string) · zdj ngwe (thick, strong string) · ddg taru (thick, strong string) · nn tog (thick, strong string) · ota ریسمان (thick, strong string) · dtp tali (thick, strong string) · luy kumukoye (thick, strong string) · ka თოკი (thick, strong string) · bn দড়ি (thick, strong string) · ur رَسَن (thick, strong string) · am ገመድ (thick, strong string) · kxd kalat (thick, strong string) · nn tauverk (thick, strong string) · ceb lubid (thick, strong string) · mrw tali (thick, strong string) · mkz tali (thick, strong string) · is tog (thick, strong string) · srn titei (thick, strong string) · stq Roop (thick, strong string) · lt virvė (thick, strong string) · de Tau (thick, strong string) · nan-hbl 索仔 (thick, strong string) · ti ገመድ (thick, strong string) · pap kabuya (thick, strong string) · th เชือก (thick, strong string) · hy ճոպան (thick, strong string) · lez еб (thick, strong string) · cy rhaffau (thick, strong string) · ce тӏийриг (thick, strong string) · wa coide (thick, strong string) · ryu 綱 (thick, strong string) · ro coardă (thick, strong string) · ro frânghie (thick, strong string) · rhg rosí (thick, strong string) · la fūnis (thick, strong string) · da tov (thick, strong string) · ru трос (thick, strong string) · uk моту́зка (thick, strong string) · sc corda (thick, strong string) · sw kamba (thick, strong string) · nn reip (thick, strong string) · rm sua (thick, strong string) · ta கயிறு (thick, strong string) · mi hutihuti (thick, strong string) · es lía (thick, strong string) · os бӕндӕн (thick, strong string) · or ଦଉଡି (thick, strong string) · la rudēns (thick, strong string) · ar حَبْل (thick, strong string) · bn রশি (thick, strong string) · ia fun (thick, strong string) · mi taura (thick, strong string) · ill tali (thick, strong string) · mww hlua (thick, strong string) · hi रस्सी (thick, strong string) · sc codra (thick, strong string) · lo ເຊືອກ (thick, strong string) · bg въже (rhythmic gymnastics: apparatus) · chr ᏍᏕᏱᏛ (thick, strong string) · grc σειρά (thick, strong string) · nn tau (thick, strong string) · as ডোৰ (thick, strong string) · kxd tali (thick, strong string) · et köis (thick, strong string) · it fune (thick, strong string) · nn tau (a length of this string) · sv rep (thick, strong string) · gld соптанги (thick, strong string) · ga téad (a length of this string) · fi köysi (thick, strong string) · hy պարան (thick, strong string) · it cavo (thick, strong string) · rup fune (thick, strong string) · ast cuerda (thick, strong string) · kk жіп (thick, strong string) · kmr benik (thick, strong string) · akk markasum (thick, strong string) · eo ŝnuro (thick, strong string) · hy թոկ (thick, strong string) · yue 繩 /绳 (thick, strong string) · dsb powrjoz (thick, strong string) · te మోకు (thick, strong string) · ko 밧줄 (thick, strong string) · rm soua (thick, strong string) · ms tali (thick, strong string) · as জৰী (thick, strong string) · sq litar (thick, strong string) · osa wéðį (thick, strong string) · sv rep (a length of this string) · pdt Strank (thick, strong string) · rup coardã (thick, strong string) · mdf пикс (thick, strong string) · qu watu (thick, strong string) · ast soga (thick, strong string) · de Tau (a length of this string) · gl estrinque (thick, strong string) · nb tau (thick, strong string) · rm sughet (thick, strong string) · gu દોરડું (thick, strong string) · vo jain (thick, strong string) · mi torokaha (thick, strong string) · izh köys (thick, strong string) · ota خلاط (thick, strong string) · da reb (thick, strong string) · ota اورغان (thick, strong string) · ja 綱 (thick, strong string) · nb tauverk (thick, strong string) · sc fune (thick, strong string) · cu ѫже (thick, strong string) · pa ਰੱਸਾ (thick, strong string) · fo tog (thick, strong string) · az kəndir (thick, strong string) · gd ròpa (thick, strong string) · tly لافوند (thick, strong string) · ltg vierve (thick, strong string) · br kordenn (thick, strong string) · af tou (thick, strong string) · de Seil (a length of this string) · sah быа (thick, strong string) · ky аркан (thick, strong string) · gd ròp (thick, strong string) · qu waska (thick, strong string) · kmr ben (thick, strong string) · an cuerda (thick, strong string) · zne gire (thick, strong string) · mnc ᡶᡠᡨᠠ (thick, strong string) · gl soga (thick, strong string) · es soga (thick, strong string) · tk ýüp (thick, strong string) · mrw lobid (thick, strong string) · ki mũkanda (thick, strong string) · fr cordage (a length of this string) · om funyoo (thick, strong string) · ang sīma (thick, strong string) · tk tanap (thick, strong string) · ko 로프 (thick, strong string) · es jarcia (thick, strong string) · mi taukaea (thick, strong string) · sg kamba (thick, strong string) · km ខ្សែ (thick, strong string) · ja ロープ (thick, strong string) · sh ȕže (thick, strong string) · es toa (thick, strong string) · mt ħabel (thick, strong string) · oc còrda (thick, strong string) · de Schnur (thick, strong string) · pl powróz (thick, strong string) · ota ایپ (thick, strong string) · tg арғамчин (thick, strong string) · it resta (thick, strong string) · lb Seel (thick, strong string) · ttj omuguha class 3 (thick, strong string) · cy rhaff (thick, strong string) · cs lano (thick, strong string) · ccc mespijcha (thick, strong string) · so xadhig (thick, strong string) · tt аркан (thick, strong string) · cic shtalakchi' (thick, strong string) · ky жип (thick, strong string) · yi שטריק (thick, strong string) · tg таноб (thick, strong string) · es hico (thick, strong string) · za cag (thick, strong string) · fr corde (a length of this string) · ia corda (thick, strong string) · zu intambo (thick, strong string) · ba арҡан (thick, strong string) · mk јаже (thick, strong string) · rsk штранґ (thick, strong string) · os рӕтӕн (thick, strong string) · oj biiminakwaan (thick, strong string) · alt аркан (thick, strong string) · kea bulina (thick, strong string) · pap liña (thick, strong string) · sc funi (thick, strong string) · sc colda (thick, strong string) · pt corda (thick, strong string) · uga 𐎈𐎁𐎍 (thick, strong string) · pl sznur (thick, strong string) · nv tłʼóół (thick, strong string) · mn олс (thick, strong string) · sq rade (thick, strong string) · sk lano (thick, strong string) · ro funie (thick, strong string) · ug ئارقان (thick, strong string) · crh arqan (thick, strong string) · ga téad (thick, strong string) · io kordo (thick, strong string) · gl corda (a length of this string) · id tali (thick, strong string) · tet tali (thick, strong string) · nl touw (thick, strong string) · ang sāl (thick, strong string) · so seeto (thick, strong string) · ky боо (thick, strong string) · kk арқан (thick, strong string) · hu kötél (thick, strong string) · ps پړی (thick, strong string) · lv aukla (a length of this string) · uk вірьо́вка (thick, strong string) · mfe lakord (thick, strong string) · fa-ira رَسَن (thick, strong string) · fa-ira طَناب (thick, strong string) · enm corde (a length of this string) · it corda (thick, strong string) · enm corde (thick, strong string) · ru верёвка (a length of this string) · es soga (a length of this string) · ca corda (thick, strong string) · uz arg'amchi (thick, strong string)