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lasso.

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/læsˈuː/Canada, UK/ləsˈuː/Canada, UK/ˈlæs.oʊ/US/ˈlæs.u/US
  1. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

    He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
    She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.
  2. An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

Where this word comes from

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

verb/læsˈuː/Canada, UK/ləsˈuː/Canada, UK/ˈlæs.oʊ/US/ˈlæs.u/US
  1. To catch with a lasso.

    transitive
    He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.
Where this word comes from

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

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