noose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
    gin; snare.
  2. noun a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
    slip noose; running noose.
  3. verb make a noose in or of
  4. verb secure with a noose

WordNet

Noose noun
Etymology
Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. nud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.
Definitions
  1. A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
Noose transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Noosed ; present participle & verbal noun Noosing
Definitions
  1. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Webster 1913