roping

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A noun referring to the activity or skill of capturing cattle or horses using a lasso.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la actividad o habilidad de atrapar ganado vacuno o caballos con un lazo o cuerda corrediza.

1. Lassoing livestock B2 informal american sport

   The activity or skill of capturing cattle, horses, or other animals by throwing a loop of rope (lasso) around their neck or legs.

   • Roping is a traditional skill in rodeo competitions.
   • He learned roping from his grandfather on the ranch.
   • The cowboy demonstrated expert roping techniques during the show.

   🇪🇸La acción de lazar

• ropings plural form
• ropings' possessive plural form
• roping's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to catch, tie, or secure something with a rope, or to persuade someone to join an activity.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa atrapar, atar o asegurar algo con una cuerda, o persuadir a alguien para que se una a una actividad.

1. Tie or secure with rope B1 formal

   To fasten, bind, or secure something using a rope.

   • They roped the boat to the dock.
   • He roped the luggage onto the roof of the car.
   • The climbers roped themselves together for safety.

   🇪🇸atar con cuerda

   Sinónimos: bindcablefastenlashsecurestraptethertie

   Antónimos: loosereleaseunbindunfastenuntie

2. Persuade or involve B2 informal

   To persuade someone to take part in an activity, often reluctantly.

   • She roped me into helping with the charity event.
   • He was roped into organizing the office party.
   • They tried to rope him into their scheme.

   🇪🇸convencer para participar

   Sinónimos: co-optdrag inenlistinduceinveigleinvolvepersuadepress gangrecruittalk into

• roped past participle
• roped past simple
• roping present participle
• ropes third person singular

Variantes phrasal: rope downrope inrope offrope up