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[nuːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people
(e.g: he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat)
Phrases:
- put one's head in a noose
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus ‘knot’
[nuːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put a noose on (someone)
(e.g: she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner)
Phrases:
- put one's head in a noose
Origin
:
late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus ‘knot’
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