Meaning of "noose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOOSE

Perhaps from Provençal nous, from Latin nōdusnode.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NOOSE

noose  [nuːs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOOSE

Noose 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 noose in English.

WHAT DOES NOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Noose

For the film, see Noose. Hanging noose used at public executions outside Lancaster Castle, circa 1820-1830 A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot slides to make the loop collapsible. Knots used for making nooses include the running bowline, the tarbuck knot, and the slip knot.

Definition of noose in the English dictionary

The first definition of noose in the dictionary is a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot. Other definition of noose is something that restrains, binds, or traps. Noose is also to secure or catch in or as if in a noose.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NOOSE

PRESENT

Present

I noose

you noose

he/she/it nooses

we noose

you noose

they noose

Present continuous

I am noosing

you are noosing

he/she/it is noosing

we are noosing

you are noosing

they are noosing

Present perfect

I have noosed

you have noosed

he/she/it has noosed

we have noosed

you have noosed

they have noosed

Present perfect continuous

I have been noosing

you have been noosing

he/she/it has been noosing

we have been noosing

you have been noosing

they have been noosing

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 noosed

you noosed

he/she/it noosed

we noosed

you noosed

they noosed

Past continuous

I was noosing

you were noosing

he/she/it was noosing

we were noosing

you were noosing

they were noosing

Past perfect

I had noosed

you had noosed

he/she/it had noosed

we had noosed

you had noosed

they had noosed

Past perfect continuous

I had been noosing

you had been noosing

he/she/it had been noosing

we had been noosing

you had been noosing

they had been noosing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will noose

you will noose

he/she/it will noose

we will noose

you will noose

they will noose

Future continuous

I will be noosing

you will be noosing

he/she/it will be noosing

we will be noosing

you will be noosing

they will be noosing

Future perfect

I will have noosed

you will have noosed

he/she/it will have noosed

we will have noosed

you will have noosed

they will have noosed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been noosing

you will have been noosing

he/she/it will have been noosing

we will have been noosing

you will have been noosing

they will have been noosing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would noose

you would noose

he/she/it would noose

we would noose

you would noose

they would noose

Conditional continuous

I would be noosing

you would be noosing

he/she/it would be noosing

we would be noosing

you would be noosing

they would be noosing

Conditional perfect

I would have noose

you would have noose

he/she/it would have noose

we would have noose

you would have noose

they would have noose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been noosing

you would have been noosing

he/she/it would have been noosing

we would have been noosing

you would have been noosing

they would have been noosing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you noose
we let´s noose
you noose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to noose

Past participle

noosed

Present Participle

noosing

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.

TRANSLATION OF NOOSE

Find out the translation of noose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of noose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «noose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 套索
• Translator English - Spanish: lazo corredizo
• English: noose
• Translator English - Hindi: फंदा
• Translator English - Arabic: حبل المشنقة
• Translator English - Russian: петля
• Translator English - Portuguese: laço corrediço
• Translator English - Bengali: ফাঁস
• Translator English - French: nœud coulant
• Translator English - Malay: Noose
• Translator English - German: Schlinge
• Translator English - Japanese: 輪縄
• Translator English - Korean: 올가미
• Translator English - Javanese: Noose
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hôn nhân quan hệ
• Translator English - Tamil: தூக்குக் கயிறு
• Translator English - Marathi: फाकणे
• Translator English - Turkish: ilmik
• Translator English - Italian: cappio
• Translator English - Polish: stryczek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: петля
• Translator English - Romanian: laț
• Translator English - Greek: θηλιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: strop
• Translator English - Swedish: snaran
• Translator English - Norwegian: løkke

6 QUOTES WITH «NOOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word noose.

1

Linda Ellerbee

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

2

Kim Jong Il

Imperialist aid is a noose of plunder and subjugation, aimed at robbing 10 and even 100 things for one thing that is given.

3

Paul Merton

When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh at the hangman as he puts the noose around your neck. But an eye, an ear, for the ridiculous, the absurd in life, can get you through a lot.

4

Jean Toomer

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

5

John Trumbull

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

6

H. G. Wells

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOOSE»

Discover the use of noose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to noose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

N is for Noose

Until she discovers a chilling new clue: a childish drawing of a thick length of rope – fashioned into a hangman’s noose . . . 'I love Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone novels . . . you are never disappointed' Guardian

Sue Grafton, 2010

The Noose of Words: Readings of Desire, Violence and ...

This 1990 book is a reading of Euripides' Hippolytos.

Barbara Goff, 2007

From Noose to Needle: Capital Punishment and the Late ...

Discusses the dilemmas of the relationship between the liberal state and capital punishment

Timothy Vance Kaufman-Osborn, 2002

Halo and the Noose: The Power of Story Telling and Story

This book The Halo and the Noose is a very different type of business book. It covers the necessary theoretical aspects of business management, but the story telling captivates one.

Graham Williams, Dorian Haarhoff, 2010

Dread Pirate Fleur and the Hangman's Noose

Fleur has been reunited with the crew of the pirate ship the Black Dragon, and is especially happy to be home with her best friend Tom and her gruff uncle William the Heartless.

Sara Starbuck, 2010

Can society escape the noose--?: the death penalty in India ...

This Book Represents A Unique Handbook For Those Who Wish To Be Informed About The Debate On The Death Penalty In India. 118 Countries Have Abolished It Except Us. Should A Civilized, Spiritual Country Continue To Kill A Captive Person To ...

Arunjeev Singh Walia, Colin Gonsalves, Vinay Naidoo, 2005

Ralph Compton the Shadow of a Noose

Young twins Jed and Tim Strange set out to find their sister, who left home to avenge their father's murder over a year ago. But when they're accused of a murder they didn't commit, they must go on the run to find the true killers.

Ralph Compton, Ralph Cotton, 2000

Dead Man's Noose

Although Blake is determined to bring the outlaw to justice, a single thought repeats itself in his head with every thirsty step: A lot of things could happen before they reach Tucson... From the Trade Paperback edition.

Morgan Hill, 2011

Noose at Sundown

Callie Dyer, the target of Spenser's affections, has a dark secret from her past. Exposed, that secret turns her into a fugitive, and she ends up charged with murder and facing a noose at Sundown.

Terrell L. Bowers, 1997

Noose

Fundamentally and cantankerously hostile. Vengeful, war-torn, dangerous. It is impossible to escape the past; the noose is already around Ian’s neck, and every step he takes it tightens . . . And this is not the only noose

Bill James, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term noose is used in the context of the following news items.

'Throw out the rot' - Gigaba tightens noose on home affairs corruption

Drastic measures were being implemented to tighten the noose around corrupt home affairs officials, minister Malusi Gigaba said on Friday. «eNCA, Jul 15»

Last-ditch Yakub bid to escape hangman's noose

New Delhi : In a last-ditch bid to escape the hangman's noose, Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the sole death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»

Abortion giant 'hung by their own noose'

A pro-life activist who participated in investigations resulting in undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials says those videos clearly ... «OneNewsNow, Jul 15»

CDA tightens noose around encroachers, bulldozes 85 illegal …

Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has initiated a grand operation against illegal slums and encroachments in different ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»

Environment to tighten the noose on invasive species

Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Tuesday said the Program to Control and Monitor Invasive Alien Species has been strengthened ... «Dominican Today, Jul 15»

OUR VIEW Tax cap noose tightens

This is a good news, bad news tale. The good news is for taxpayers; the bad news is for local governments. If local governments thought they ... «The Register Star, Jul 15»

Regime forces tighten noose on opposition in Zabadani

The battle has been ongoing for two weeks now, and has helped the regime forces tighten the noose on the fighters of Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»

Obama Effigy Suspended by Noose From Russian Bridge

The figure, clad in a dress shirt and slacks, was seen dangling from a local bridge with a noose around its neck as cars sped by below. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»

Yakub Memon's final bid to escape the noose; mercy plea in SC today

At 4am, the noose will be tightened around his neck and he will be hanged. After this, the doctors will examine his body and then a message ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

Supreme Court tightens noose on all Vyapam accused

The multi-crore rupee professional examination scam involves several high-profile professionals, SC tightens noose on all Vyapam accused ... «India Today, Jul 15»