lasso
noun
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
lassoed
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past participleof lasso.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof lasso.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
lassonouna long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
Example Sentences
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The 33-year-old purred around out wide, scored the try that started the hosts' second-half blitz and lassoed Rotimi Segun with a crucial try-saving tackle before the break.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
People in the gallery — including you — get visually lassoed by the rings, almost as if being perceptually tethered against the buoyant possibility of floating away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
He was flushed from the pocket, stepped forward and scrambled to his left, then Edwards lassoed him and spun him to the ground.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
The camel visited several neighborhoods before being cornered and lassoed by an animal control officer.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
She had waist-length blond hair lassoed with a purple headband.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
