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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley