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Meaning of "lasso" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LASSO

From Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LASSO

lasso  [læˈsuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LASSO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lasso is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lasso in English.

WHAT DOES LASSO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lasso

Lasso

A lasso, also referred to as a lariat, riata, or reata, is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the American cowboy. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to throw the loop of rope around something. Although the tool has several proper names, such terms are rarely employed by those who actually use it; nearly all cowboys simply call it a "rope," and the use of such "roping." To most cowboys, the use of other terms — especially "lasso" — identifies the user as a layman. A lariat is made from stiff rope so that the noose stays open when the lasso is thrown. It also allows the cowboy to easily open up the noose from horseback to release the cattle because the rope is stiff enough to be pushed a little. A high quality lasso is weighted for better handling. The lariat has a small reinforced loop at one end, called a honda or hondo, through which the rope passes to form a loop. The honda can be formed by a honda knot, an eye splice, a seizing, rawhide, or a metal ring.

Definition of lasso in the English dictionary

The definition of lasso in the dictionary is a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat. Other definition of lasso is to catch with or as if with a lasso.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LASSO

PRESENT

Present
I lasso
you lasso
he/she/it lassoes
we lasso
you lasso
they lasso
Present continuous
I am lassoing
you are lassoing
he/she/it is lassoing
we are lassoing
you are lassoing
they are lassoing
Present perfect
I have lassoed
you have lassoed
he/she/it has lassoed
we have lassoed
you have lassoed
they have lassoed
Present perfect continuous
I have been lassoing
you have been lassoing
he/she/it has been lassoing
we have been lassoing
you have been lassoing
they have been lassoing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lassoed
you lassoed
he/she/it lassoed
we lassoed
you lassoed
they lassoed
Past continuous
I was lassoing
you were lassoing
he/she/it was lassoing
we were lassoing
you were lassoing
they were lassoing
Past perfect
I had lassoed
you had lassoed
he/she/it had lassoed
we had lassoed
you had lassoed
they had lassoed
Past perfect continuous
I had been lassoing
you had been lassoing
he/she/it had been lassoing
we had been lassoing
you had been lassoing
they had been lassoing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lasso
you will lasso
he/she/it will lasso
we will lasso
you will lasso
they will lasso
Future continuous
I will be lassoing
you will be lassoing
he/she/it will be lassoing
we will be lassoing
you will be lassoing
they will be lassoing
Future perfect
I will have lassoed
you will have lassoed
he/she/it will have lassoed
we will have lassoed
you will have lassoed
they will have lassoed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lassoing
you will have been lassoing
he/she/it will have been lassoing
we will have been lassoing
you will have been lassoing
they will have been lassoing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lasso
you would lasso
he/she/it would lasso
we would lasso
you would lasso
they would lasso
Conditional continuous
I would be lassoing
you would be lassoing
he/she/it would be lassoing
we would be lassoing
you would be lassoing
they would be lassoing
Conditional perfect
I would have lasso
you would have lasso
he/she/it would have lasso
we would have lasso
you would have lasso
they would have lasso
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lassoing
you would have been lassoing
he/she/it would have been lassoing
we would have been lassoing
you would have been lassoing
they would have been lassoing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lasso
we let´s lasso
you lasso
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lasso
Past participle
lassoed
Present Participle
lassoing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LASSO


babassu
ˌbɑːbəˈsuː
couscousou
ˌkuːskuːˈsuː
Gansu
ˈɡænˈsuː
Jiangsu
ˈdʒjæŋˈsuː
Kansu
ˈkænˈsuː
Kiangsu
ˈkjæŋˈsuː
Matsu
mætˈsuː
poutassou
ˌpuːtəˈsuː
qinghaosu
ˌtʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː
tiramisu
ˌtiːrəmiːˈsuː
zaibatsu
ˈzaɪbætˈsuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LASSO

lasque
lass
lass-lorn
Lassa
Lassa fever
Lassalle
Lassen Peak
lassi
lassie
lassitude
lassoer
lassoing
lassu
Lassus
last
last but not least
last but one
last chance saloon
Last Day
last ditch

WORDS THAT END LIKE LASSO

basso
Bobo-Dioulasso
Brisso
concerto grosso
contrabasso
contrabbasso
cusso
espresso
expresso
gesso
kousso
lollo rosso
Mato Grosso
Matto Grosso
meno mosso
mosso
Picasso
sargasso
Tasso

Synonyms and antonyms of lasso in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lasso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LASSO

Find out the translation of lasso to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lasso from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lasso» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

套索
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lazo
570 millions of speakers

English

lasso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лассо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lasso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাঁস-দড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lasso
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lasso
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lasso
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

投げ縄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올가미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lasso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dây cột ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருக்குடன் கூடிய கயிறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लासो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lasso
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ласо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lasso
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάσο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lasso
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lasso
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lasso
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lasso

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LASSO»

The term «lasso» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LASSO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lasso

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «LASSO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lasso.
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Kylie Bax
I wish I had Wonder Woman's magic lasso like her to make people tell the truth.
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Ross Mathews
If you haven't seen me lasso, you haven't lived.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LASSO»

Discover the use of lasso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lasso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4: Introductory Concepts and Techniques
Each of the lasso tools displays its icon as the mouse pointer. to“ on the Tools panel Table 2—5 describes the three lasso tools. or press the L key on the keyboard to select the Lasso tool. Once the Table 2—5 The Lasso Tools Lasso tool is ...
Gary Shelly, Joy Starks, 2009
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Photoshop CS5: The Missing Manual
Areas Using the Lasso Tools The Lasso toolset contains three freeform tools that let you draw an outline around the area you want to select. If you've got an amazingly steady mouse hand or if you use a graphics tablet (see the box on page ...
Lesa Snider, 2010
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Photoshop Elements 3 For Dummies
You can try to drag around those straight edges by hand with the lasso tool, but a better option is to use the polygonal lasso, which makes it easy to create selections with straight sides. To select an object in this manner, click with the polygonal ...
Deke McClelland, Galen Fott, 2004
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Photoshop Elements 9: The Missing Manual
The Lasso Tools The Magic Wand is pretty good, but it works well only when your image has clearly defined areas of color. A lot of the time, you'll want to select something from a cluttered background that the Magic Wand just can't cope with.
Barbara Brundage, 2010
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Myths of Harmony: Race and Republicanism during the Age of ...
This book centers on a foundational moment for Latin American racial constructs.
Marixa Lasso, 2007
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The Chansons of Orlando Di Lasso and Their Protestant ...
A study of how the secular lyrics of the French composer Orlando di Lasso were reworked by Protestant printers in the sixteenth century to convey new spiritual meanings.
Richard Freedman, 2001
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Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West
. Entertaining, thought provoking." --The Arizona Daily Star Weekly "A western breeziness and love of open spaces shines through Lasso the Wind. . . . The writing is simple and evocative." --The Economist From the Trade Paperback edition.
Timothy Egan, 2009
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
You'll select the carrot for the collage using the lasso tools in this way. It takes a bit of practice to use the lasso tools to alternate between straight-line and freehand selections—if you make a mistake while you're selecting the carrot, simply ...
Andrew Faulkner, 2007
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Orlando Di Lasso Studies
Lasso has increasingly been receiving his due, however. Through much of the twentieth century the main Lasso scholarship was published in German or French. Studies by Adolf Sandberger and Charles van den Borren remain important; ...
Peter Bergquist, 2006
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The Story of Guadalupe:
This volume makes available to the English-reading public an easily accessible translation from the original Nahuatl, along with extensive critical apparatus dealing with various linguistic, orthographic, and typographical matters.
Luis Lasso de la Vega, Lisa Sousa, Stafford Poole, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LASSO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lasso is used in the context of the following news items.
1
10 Celebs You'll Never Believe Were Almost Wonder Woman …
Last week I wrote up an article that listed 10 Female Celebs that have donned the lasso of truth and Amazonian armour over the years, and ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Wyoming presents unique road trip challenge for tight budget, time
He found his place, about knee high, and whipped his line back like a lasso, his arm outstretched, tossing the line 15 yards away. This is his ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
3
Movies: New and Noteworthy - Philly.com
The film throws a memoir-ish lasso around late-1970s, Cambridge, Mass., with Mark Ruffalo as the careening dad, Zoe Saldana as the mom ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
4
Intel's second quarter results top low expectations - TV Newsroom
Intel's Internet of Things division also managed to lasso success with revenue of $559 million (£358m), up four percent year-over-year. «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
5
Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best MLB DraftKings Picks, Advice for …
Afternoon gamers will want to pay for some combination of Kershaw, Pineda and Jose Quintana and lasso inexpensive offense. For night owls ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
The Name on the Marquee: WWF Championship … - 411Mania.com
-Hoss trips Slater with his lasso and ties him up, but Slater fights back and starts to hogtie Hoss before JJ attacks from behind. Slater fights him ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
7
Circle T Ranch: Ross Perot Jr.'s unlikely secret weapon to winning …
Ross Perot Jr.'s secret weapon to lasso businesses: A look inside the Circle T Ranch. Jul 17, 2015, 1:23pm CDT. Share. Order Reprints · Save Article · Print. «Dallas Business Journal, Jul 15»
8
Chalk Up Helena Event Saturday July 18th
... to kneel on when you're hard at work drawing. And if you haven't registered yet you can do so during the event at "Lasso The Moon." ... «KTVH, Jul 15»
9
Sensational Smith joins Bradman and Brown | cricket.com.au
... jumping on anything over-pitched or dropped short with his lasso-like backswing that starts from gully and whips around to play through the ... «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
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West Bromwich Albions downs upbeat Battery 2-1 - Counton2.com
To start the second half, Charleston subbed on goalkeeper Kevin Corby, defenders Forrest Lasso and Quinton Griffith, midfielders Marini, Boyd ... «WCBD News 2, Jul 15»

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