noose : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: noose	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noose n a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose Synonym(s): snare, gin, noose a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled Synonym(s): noose, running noose, slip noose v make a noose in or of secure with a noose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n[?]ud, L. nodus. Cf. {Node}.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noose \Noose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Noosing}.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.