rope

1. 1.

   catch with a lasso

   “rope cows”

   Synonymslasso

   Broaderget
2. 2.

   fasten with a rope

   “rope the bag securely”

   Synonymsleash

   Broadertie

Other forms of rope

plural

ropes·

past tense

roped·

present participle

roping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rope

What does rope mean?

rope means "a strong line". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rope?

rope has 1 syllable: rope. In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊp/.

What is another word for rope?

Close synonyms include R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, roofy, roach. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rope a common word?

rope is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.