Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Noose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of
nou knot, F. n?ud, L. nodus. Cf. {Node}.]
A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it
is drawn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Noose \Noose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noosed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Noosing}.]
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to
insnare.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
noose
n 1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {snare},
{gin}]
2: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it
binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: {running
noose}, {slip noose}]
v 1: make a noose in or of
2: secure with a noose
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