亚洲网紅露点

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noose

[ noos ]

noun

  1. a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
  2. a tie or bond; snare.


verb (used with object)

noosed, noosing.
  1. to secure by or as by a noose.
  2. to make a noose with or in (a rope or the like).

noose

/ 苍耻藧蝉 /

noun

  1. a loop in the end of a rope or cord, such as a lasso, snare, or hangman's halter, usually tied with a slipknot
  2. something that restrains, binds, or traps
  3. put one's head in a noose
    to bring about one's own downfall
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to secure or catch in or as if in a noose
  2. to make a noose of or in
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞辞蝉顎侥谤 noun
  • 耻苍路苍辞辞蝉别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of noose1

1400鈥50; late Middle English nose < ?
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of noose1

C15: perhaps from Proven莽al nous, from Latin 苍艒诲耻蝉 node
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"It's been like a noose around our neck, ever since the route was chosen," says Ms Thacker, who has lived in her house for 38 years.

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Shortly after, a noose was found in Wallace鈥檚 garage.

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If Hegseth squeaks through, it will be for the same reason Trump keeps slipping the noose: He's so comprehensively terrible in every way, that it's hard to focus on one topline reason to disqualify him.

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"You get pretty much zero chances with these guys," says Ewin as he attempts to loop a noose around the jaw of the agitated reptile.

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But those who claimed sanctuary and took an oath were safe from the noose, for the time being.

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