NOOSE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word noose. (close relations)
Definition of NOOSE
Best Alternative Words for NOOSE
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gin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • strong liquor flavored with juniper berries • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose • a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers • a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points verb • separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin • trap with a snare | ||||||||
snare | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
running noose | nounn | |||||||
noun • a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled | ||||||||
slip noose | nounn | |||||||
noun • a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |