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Lasso

//ˈlæs.oʊ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a long noosed rope used to catch animals wordnet
  3. 3
    An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
Verb
  1. 1
    To catch with a lasso. transitive

    "He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off."

  2. 2
    catch with a lasso wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

Etymology 2

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

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