roping

indénombrable

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'activité ou la compétence consistant à attraper du bétail ou des chevaux à l'aide d'un lasso.

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.

   🇫🇷capture au lasso

• 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant attacher, lier ou fixer quelque chose avec une corde, ou convaincre quelqu'un de participer à une activité.

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.

   🇫🇷attacher avec une corde

   Synonymes: bindcablefastenlashsecurestraptethertie

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Amener à participer

   Synonymes: 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