noose

noose meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Examples of noose in a sentence

• At his back, the lockman reached up to grasp the noose dangling from the beam.
• She crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue, holding an imaginary noose above her neck.
• But here in England a comprachico is equal to a murderer, a candidate for the hangman's noose.

All 13 example sentences with noose

Synonyms of noose

• fang

Forms of noose

Plural of noose: nooses

Origin of noose

From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin. Possibly from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”), with a required change in meaning shifting from the "knot" itself to the "loop" created by the knot. If so, then cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot. Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, borrowed from Middle Low German nȫse (“loop, noose, snare”), itself of obscure origin. Perhaps derived from an incorrect division of ēn' ȫse (literally “a loop”), from Middle Low German ȫse, from Old Saxon *ōsia, from Proto-West Germanic *ansiju (“eyelet, loop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Noose, Nouze (“loop, eyelet”) and Saterland Frisian Oose (“eyelet, loop”), potentially created via the same process.

Words formed from noose

• hangman's noose
• nooseless
• nooselike
• noosepaper
• nooser
• slip noose
• unnoose

Words that rhyme with noose

• juice
• reduce
• deuce
• loose
• bruce
• use
• abuse
• conduce
• goose
• induce
• obtuse
• caboose

Questions about noose

What does noose mean?

Noose means an adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

What is noose in Hindi?

Noose in Hindi is फाँसी (phā̃si). See Noose meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is noose?

Noose can be a noun or a verb.

How do you pronounce noose?

Noose is pronounced /nuːs/.

What is the plural of noose?

The plural of noose is nooses.