noose
noun
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
had noosed
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past perfectof noose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It turned out afterwards that he had noosed a powerful horse, but could not hold him, and had lost his lariat in the attempt.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
Unwedded he, and perpetually exultant over men who, as he phrased it, had noosed themselves.
From New Grub Street by George Gissing
Cupid had noosed him—bound him tight to the Widow Twankey.
From A Christmas Garland by Sir Max Beerbohm
Someone had noosed the thumbs of the gauntlets together and tied the cord to the harness supporting the air tanks.
From Satellite System by Horace Brown Fyfe
