Rope
91rope in someone — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also …
92rope in something — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also …
93rope somebody in — ˌrope sbˈin | ˌrope sb ˈinto sth derived usually passive (informal) to persuade sb to join in an activity or to help to do sth, even when they do not want to • rope somebody in to do sth Everyone was roped in to help with the show. • rope… …
94rope somebody into something — ˌrope sbˈin | ˌrope sb ˈinto sth derived usually passive (informal) to persuade sb to join in an activity or to help to do sth, even when they do not want to • rope somebody into something to do sth Everyone was roped in to help with the show. •… …
95Rope's-end — v. t. To punish with a rope s end. [1913 Webster] …
96Rope-yarn — n. the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. [1913 Webster] …
97rope-drilling — ropeˈ drilling noun Boring by a drill alternately raised by a rope and then dropped • • • Main Entry: ↑rope …
98rope-soled — ropeˈ soled adjective Having a sole of rope • • • Main Entry: ↑rope …
99rope trick — noun 1. A disappearing trick with a rope 2. Poss a rhetorical figure, or, according to some, a trick deserving the gallows (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑rope …
100rope-walk — ropeˈ walk noun A long narrow shed or alley for twisting strands into rope • • • Main Entry: ↑rope …
