noose

[US]/nuːs/
[UK]/nuːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a looped rope used to bind or hang
vt. to catch or ensnare with a looped rope

Phrases & Collocations

hangman's noose

tie a noose

Example Sentences

They tied a noose round her neck.

she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner.

The criminal used a noose to hang the victim.

The noose tightened around the neck of the captured animal.

He felt a noose of fear tightening around his heart.

The cowboy expertly threw a noose around the calf's neck.

The noose was carefully crafted by the executioner.

She felt like a noose was tightening around her career prospects.

The noose of debt was slowly suffocating them financially.

The trap was set with a hidden noose to catch the unsuspecting prey.

The noose of addiction had a tight grip on his life.

The noose swung ominously from the tree branch.

Real-world Examples

You might as well have tied the noose yourself.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

I'm the hangman. And I just put a tight noose around your neck.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

They tied Pinocchio's hands behind his shoulders and slipped the noose around his neck.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

Blais tries to entice the shark close enough to slip a noose around its neck.

Source: Human Planet

The noose was getting tighter and tighter.

Source: NPR News June 2015 Compilation

Then he tied a slipknot in the other end of the line and formed a noose.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

It is a teammate of Bubba Wallace that reported finding a noose in the garage on Sunday.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

The noose tightened, and the can came off.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

Theon shook his head. " Is the noose ready" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Hey, if we're not done by 3: 00, I'm gonna tie a noose on this thing.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

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