noosenoun
uk/nuːs/us/nuːs/[ C ] one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them:
They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.
[ S ] a serious problem or limit:
The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- chain
- cord
- flex
- gut
- halter
- harness
- iron
- lasso
- leash
- rein
- string
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
- wireless
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