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# noose

noun (nooses); verb (nooses, noosed, noosing)

«noose» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A loop of rope or string that tightens when the end is pulled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noose/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a loop of rope is used to catch or tie, and «put your head into the noose» is a dangerous order.

### Examples

- He tied a noose in the end of the rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noose/#x1)
- The farmer caught the calf with a noose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noose/#x2)
- The rope made a loop, or noose, at one end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noose/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

in old tales, a loop of rope is used to catch or tie, and «put your head into the noose» is a dangerous order.

### Examples

- A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. (Writings JOB.18.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/noose/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «noose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«noose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/noose.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «noose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/noose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«noose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/noose.html) on Mova free.