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lariats

lariats is the plural of lariat.

Meaning of lariat

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
  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.

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Questions about lariats

What is lariats the plural of?
Lariats is the plural of lariat.

Words near lariats in the dictionary

  1. lariat ethers
  2. lariated
  3. lariatin
  4. lariating
  5. lariatins
  6. lariats
  7. Laribunder
  8. lariciresinol
  9. lariciresinols
  10. laricitrin
  11. laricitrins

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