noose
1 of 2noun
ˈnüs 
1
: a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
2
: something that snares like a noose
noose
2 of 2verb
noosed; noosing
transitive verb
1
: to secure by a noose
2
: to make a noose in or of
Synonyms
Noun
- entanglement
- mesh(es)
- morass
- net
- quagmire
- quicksand
- snare
- tanglement
- toil(s)
- trap
- web
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Reported by Gary Smith, a Hall-of-Fame level sportswriter, the article describes the young Tyson watching as grown men placed a noose around his friend’s neck and threw him off the side of a building. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 Telling the board of directors about my mental health and hearing their compassionate response lifted an anvil of anxiety off my chest and loosened the noose of shame around my neck. Andy Dunn As Told To Marty Munson, Men's Health, 10 May 2022 The article detailed an incident from several months earlier, in which an officer who had arrived to work with a Confederate flag and a noose displayed on his pickup truck had initially avoided an official reprimand. Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Not long after, vandalism in a campus bathroom depicted a stick figure hanging from a noose with the N-word next to it. Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2022 Certainly, these recent instances of cultural and political tone deafness – the noose on a college campus and a Confederate flag license plate – are examples of how threats and symbols made popular in the aftermath of the war remain popular today. Daina Ramey Berry, Chron, 30 May 2022 Russia is tightening the noose on Ukrainian troops in the country's east. Patrick Galey, NBC News, 26 May 2022 That car was later found abandoned as well, but the noose was tightening. Grayson Quay, The Week, 12 May 2022 See More
Noun
China’s military strategists see a blockade as a strategy that gives them flexibility to tighten or loosen a noose around Taiwan, depending on Beijing’s objectives. New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Reported by Gary Smith, a Hall-of-Fame level sportswriter, the article describes the young Tyson watching as grown men placed a noose around his friend’s neck and threw him off the side of a building. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 Telling the board of directors about my mental health and hearing their compassionate response lifted an anvil of anxiety off my chest and loosened the noose of shame around my neck. Andy Dunn As Told To Marty Munson, Men's Health, 10 May 2022 The article detailed an incident from several months earlier, in which an officer who had arrived to work with a Confederate flag and a noose displayed on his pickup truck had initially avoided an official reprimand. Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Not long after, vandalism in a campus bathroom depicted a stick figure hanging from a noose with the N-word next to it. Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2022 Certainly, these recent instances of cultural and political tone deafness – the noose on a college campus and a Confederate flag license plate – are examples of how threats and symbols made popular in the aftermath of the war remain popular today. Daina Ramey Berry, Chron, 30 May 2022 Russia is tightening the noose on Ukrainian troops in the country's east. Patrick Galey, NBC News, 26 May 2022 That car was later found abandoned as well, but the noose was tightening. Grayson Quay, The Week, 12 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English nose, of uncertain origin
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing noose
Kids Definition
noose
noun
ˈnüs
: a loop that passes through a knot at the end of a line so that it gets smaller when the other end of the line is pulled
nooses
noun
as in traps
something that catches and holds the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- traps
- tangles
- webs
- snares
- nets
- entanglements
- quicksands
- labyrinths
- mazes
- meshes
- morasses
- quagmires
- snarls
- toils
- spiderwebs
- knots
- tanglements
- cobwebs
- cat's cradles