rope sth/somewhere off
— phrasal verb with rope uk/rəʊp/us/roʊp/verb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
to surround an area or place with ropes in order to keep people out:
The police roped off the scene of the crime.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Isolating and separating
- compartmentalize
- cone
- cone sth off
- cordon
- cordon sth off
- cut sb/sth off
- divide
- insulate
- insulation
- insulator
- intersect
- isolate
- isolation
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- separately
- sequester
- wrenching
- zonal
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