Collocations for "rope"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rope" in context.
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rope
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [nautical, sailing, abseiling, mountaineering, jump] ropes
- a [piece, length] of rope
- tie the rope in a knot
- tie a rope around [an anchor, a tree, a post]
- his [hands, legs, arms] were tied with rope
- [tighten, loosen, fasten] the rope (around)
- [pulled, tugged] on the rope
- [cling, hold, grab] onto the rope
- let the rope go slack
- give the rope some slack
- pinned his [rival, opponent] against the ropes
- used ropes to mark off the [area, playing field, zone]
- a [ladder, basket, covering] made of rope
- [was hanged, hanged himself] with a rope
- slang: the [fighter, team, nation] is on the ropes
- slang: I'm at the end of my rope with you!
- slang: let me show you the ropes
- UK, slang: go piss up a rope!
- UK, slang: it's money for old rope
- rope [cattle, steers, cows, horses]
- roped the [cattle, prisoners] together
- roping [bulls, birds, animals]
- [was, had been] roped to a [post, fence, fence post, railing]
- roped off the [area, seat, balcony]
- the [area] was roped off
- roped off for [security reasons, safety, VIPs]
- roped him into [going, attending, paying, accepting]
- was roped into (doing) it (by)
- a [five] -meter rope climb
- [climb, let down] a rope ladder
- play on a rope swing
'rope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
belt
- burn
- clutch
- coil
- connected
- dangle
- defy
- end
- foot
- frail
- fray
- gag
- grip
- guy
- hang
- haul
- hold
- jump
- knife
- knot
- length
- let
- loop
- money
- noose
- pass
- pull
- ranch
- restrain
- skip
- slack
- snake
- snub
- strand
- stretch
- taut
- tense
- tension
- tether
- thread
- tie
- tight
- tightly
- tow
- tug
- twisted
- twitch
- unwind
- wind
- yank