Associations to the word «Noose»

Wiktionary

NOOSE, noun. An adjustable loop of rope, e.g. the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
NOOSE, verb. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Dictionary definition

NOOSE, noun. A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose.
NOOSE, noun. A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.
NOOSE, verb. Make a noose in or of.
NOOSE, verb. Secure with a noose.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats