noose
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noose
- /nuːs/
- /ˈnʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -uːs
Where it comes from
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.
noun nooses · nooze
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An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
Put someone's head in a noose
Similar: fang
verb nooses · noosing · noosed · nooze
- To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slip noose, snare, gin, running noose, trap, hitch, tie, gauntlet, clamp, stranglehold, slipknot, loop, string, knot, bow, rope
Translations
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noun adjustable loop or rope
| Español | dogal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 올가미 olgami |
| 日本語 | 輪縄 wanawa |
| 中文 | 環 /环 huán, 繯 /缳 huán, 絞索 /绞索 jiǎosuǒ |
| हिन्दी | फाँसी phā̃si |
| Kiswahili | kitanzi |
| Português | laço, forca |
| Français | nœud coulant, lacs |
| Deutsch | Schlinge, Strick |
| Italiano | cappio, laccio |
| Ελληνικά | θηλιά thiliá |
| Română | laț, ștreang |
| Русский | пе́тля pétlja, петля́ petljá |
| Tiếng Việt | thòng lọng |
| العربية | حَبْل مِشْنَقَة ḥabl mišnaqa, أُنْشُوطَة ʔunšūṭa |
| עברית | לוּלָאָה lula'á |
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title = {noose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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