rope

About 9.94 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

   Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.

2. noun An individual length of such material.

   The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.

3. noun A cohesive strand of something.

   The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée.

4. noun A continuous stream.
5. noun A hard line drive.

   He hit a rope past third and into the corner.

6. noun A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
7. noun A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
8. noun A kind of chaff (material dropped to interfere with radar) consisting of foil strips with paper chutes attached.

Similar words

leash cord loop string knot thread strap ribbon lariat lasso

Often followed by

and to is of was in around or that

Word family

roped ropelike roper ropers ropes roping the ropes