lasso
About 0.39 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
- noun An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
- verb To catch with a lasso.
He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.
Similar words
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Often followed by
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Word family
lassoed lassoer lassoers lassoes lassoing lassos
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