Usage of "running noose"

Portuguese

nó

Catalan

llaçada

Spanish

lazo

A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.

nó

Synonyms

Examples for "noose"

noose
slip noose

Examples for "noose"

This new law further tightens the noose, he said in a statement. 
 Reuters 

The noose of history tightens; this battle can only end one way. 
 The Guardian 

But he licked the hand of the boy that tied the noose. 
 The Hill of Dreams 

The boy began spinning the noose of the lariat above his head. 
 The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain... 

A simple noose is all you need to make an effective snare. 
 Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher... 

Now, with a speculative air, he was making a slip noose at one end. 
 The High School Boys in Summer Camp 

A line attached to this leads to a slip noose which fits inside the tube. 
 The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippi... 

Usage of running noose in English

He re-coiled it carefully and made a running noose in one end. 
 Merton of the Movies 

The running noose tightens on his neck, and he gasps for breath. 
 Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories 

He looped the rope in a running noose and lowered it. 
 The Ship of Stars 

The choking grip of the running noose quieted Golden Eagle into perfect docility. 
 The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest 

I'll make a running noose in this line I brought along. 
 Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest 

First of all Tom made a running noose in the end of the rope. 
 The Boy Scouts of Lenox; Or, The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain 

The longer line he also prepared with a running noose. 
 The Dog Crusoe and his Master 

One end he tied about his waist, and in the other he rove a running noose. 
 The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke 

It consists of a long, strong, flexible rope, with a running noose at the end thrown. 
 Healthful Sports for Boys 

Throw me a rope with a running noose over the yardarm there, against the need of it. 
 Captain Blood 

A running noose was thrown round its neck, and two men held the ends of the ropes. 
 History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume... 

Swiftly a running noose, fashioned from the ends of the lariat, was slipped over the captive's neck. 
 Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman 

On this he made a running noose. 
 The Dog Crusoe and his Master 

They know they are upon a scaffold- alivingscaffold-witha halter and running noose around their necks. 
 The Lone Ranche 

The running noose in the rope had cut his wind so badly, he could hardly offer much resistance. 
 Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories 

Having formed a running noose, he put it round the goat's neck, and dragged her out of the pen. 
 Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days 