rope

CEFRA2

/ɹəʊp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Strong thick cord made by twisting strands together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cohesive strand of something.

Examples

  • The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.

  • The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹoʊp/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An individual length of such material.

  2. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

  3. A hard line drive.

More examples

In context

  • You must promise not to take the rope off.

  • All at once, let’s heave on the rope!

  • Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English rop, rope, from Old English rāp (“rope, cord, cable”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz, *raipą (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”), from *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, tear; border, edge, strip”). Cognates Cognate with Scots rape, raip (“rope”), Saterland Frisian Roop (“rope”), West Frisian reap (“rope, cord”), Dutch roop, reep (“rope, cord, ring, strip, bar”), German Low German Reep (“rope”), German Reif (“ring, hoop”), Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish rep (“rope”), Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk reip (“rope”), Danish reb (“rope”), Icelandic reipi (“rope”), Albanian rrip (“belt, rope”).