running noose

Questions about running noose

What does running noose mean?

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

What is another word for running noose?

Close synonyms include noose, slip noose. 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 running noose a common word?

running noose is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.