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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Origin of lasso
OTHER WORDS FROM lasso
las·so·er, nounun·las·soed, adjectiveDefinition for lasso (2 of 2)
Lasso
[ lah-soh ]
/ ˈlɑ soʊ /
noun
Orlando di [dee], /di/, Orlandus Lassus, 1532–94, Flemish composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for lasso
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 forms of lasso
lassoer, nounWord Origin for lasso
C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose
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