Category:Noose

Noose, n. Etym: [prob. fr. Of. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou Knot, f. n, l. nodus. Cf. Node.]

Defn: a running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is Drawn.

Noose Noose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.]

Defn: to tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.