lasso
[ las-oh, la-soo ]
/ ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu /
noun, plural las·sos, las·soes.
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
verb (used with object), las·soed, las·so·ing.
to catch with or as with a lasso.
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Related formslas·so·er, nounun·las·soed, adjective
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lasso
/ (læˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ) /
noun plural -sos or -soes
a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat
verb -sos, -soes, -soing or -soed
(tr) to catch with or as if with a lasso
Derived Formslassoer, noun
Word Origin for lasso
C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose
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Word Origin and History for lassoed
lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), American English, from Spanish lazo, from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace (n.)).
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