noose

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word noose. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word noose, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say noose in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word noose you have here. The definition of the word noose will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnoose, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Noose

English

A noose

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English nose (“noose, loop”), of unclear origin.

Possibly from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous, nos, nominative singular or accusative plural of nou (“knot”), with a required change in meaning shifting from the "knot" itself to the "loop" created by the knot. If so, then cognate with French nœud (“knot”), Portuguese nó (“knot”) and Spanish nudo (“knot”). Compare node and knot.

Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, borrowed from Middle Low German nȫse (“loop, noose, snare”), itself of obscure origin. Perhaps derived from an incorrect division of ēn' ȫse (literally “a loop”), from Middle Low German ȫse, from Old Saxon *ōsia, from Proto-West Germanic *ansiju (“eyelet, loop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Noose (“loop, eyelet”) and Saterland Frisian Oose (“eyelet, loop”), potentially created via the same process.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: noo͞s, IPA(key): /nuːs/
  • Rhymes: -uːs
  • Audio (Canada)(file)

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

  1. An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
    Put someone's head in a noose

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

noose (third-person singular simple present nooses, present participle noosing, simple past and past participle noosed)

  1. (transitive) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

noose (plural nooses)

  1. Alternative form of nose
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia