lasso
UK/læsˈuː//ˈlæs.oʊ/
lasso noun: a long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
Noun
lasso (plural lassos or lassoes)
- A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
- He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
- She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.
- An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
Verb
lasso (third-person singular simple present lassoes, present participle lassoing, simple past and past participle lassoed)
- To catch with a lasso.
- He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.
lasso meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Persian
lasso in Tamil
- சாட்டை வால்
lasso in Bengali
- ফাঁস দড়ি, ল্যাসো
lasso in Malayalam
- കാട്ടുകുതിരയെ കുടുക്കാനുള്ള കയറ്
lasso in Persian
- a long rope with a sliding loop
- کمند kamand
More languagesFewer languages
- lasso in Thai
- บ่วง bùuang, บ่วงบาศ
- lasso in Vietnamese
- thòng lọng
Examples of lasso in a sentence
- With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.
- Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
- Prithee, have thou shame Of her night-black eye nor bind her With thy lasso long and strait.
Synonyms of lasso
Forms of lasso
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lassos |
| plural | lassoes |
| alternative form (archaic) | lassu |
| alternative form (archaic) | lazo |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lassoes |
| present participle | lassoing |
| past participle | lassoed |
| past | lassoed |
Origin of lasso
From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.
Words formed from lasso
Phrases with lasso
Words that rhyme with lasso
Questions about lasso
- What does lasso mean?
- Lasso means a long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
- What is lasso in Tamil?
- Lasso in Tamil is சாட்டை வால். See Lasso meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lasso?
- Lasso can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce lasso?
- Lasso is pronounced /læsˈuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lasso?
- The plural of lasso is lassos.
Words near lasso in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lasso (page history and authors); lasso (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lasso (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lasso (Malayalam 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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