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lariat

/ˈlæɹɪət/

lariat noun: a lasso.

Noun

lariat (plural lariats)

  1. A lasso.
    • Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.c. 1900, O. Henry, A Call Loan
    • I'm putting on my riding hat / Got my boots and my lariat / Ooh hoo I'm dressing up in style2003, “Dressing Up”, in Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!, performed by The Wiggles, track 21
  2. A tether.
  3. An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.

Verb

lariat (third-person singular simple present lariats, present participle lariating, simple past and past participle lariated)

  1. (transitive) To lasso.
    • Here they dismounted, lariated their horses, in order that they might enjoy the long, green grass growing near the banks of the brook; and bathing their faces in the cool, sparkling water, they partook sparingly of their provisions.1880, “Ballou's Monthly Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 52, page 84

lariat meaning in Kannada

lariat in Kannada

ಉದ್ದಹಗ್ಗ

Synonyms of lariat

Forms of lariat

Noun
plurallariats
Verb
third-person singular presentlariats
present participlelariating
past participlelariated
pastlariated

Origin of lariat

From Spanish la reata (“the lasso”).

Words formed from lariat

Phrases with lariat

Questions about lariat

What does lariat mean?
Lariat means a lasso.
What is lariat in Kannada?
Lariat in Kannada is ಉದ್ದಹಗ್ಗ. See Lariat meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is lariat?
Lariat can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce lariat?
Lariat is pronounced /ˈlæɹɪət/.
What is the plural of lariat?
The plural of lariat is lariats.

Words near lariat in the dictionary

  1. largos
  2. Largoward
  3. Largs
  4. lari
  5. Lari Bandar
  6. lariat
  7. lariat ether
  8. lariat ethers
  9. lariated
  10. lariatin
  11. lariating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lariat (page history and authors); lariat (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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