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.
lassos
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pluralof lasso.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof lasso (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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Another major difference between fish and human antibodies is that they lack the joining chain, which, in humans, lassos the tail ends of the five individual units together to create a stable star-like antibody.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
There was line dancing and trick ropers, twirling lassos and mechanical bulls, bucking riders and stilt-walkers.
From Slate ● May 30, 2023
The rider on horseback catches up and lassos Lester, which then runs into the median and hops a guardrail onto the freeway’s southbound shoulder before it is stopped.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
The movie features Asian men dressed as cowboys who gyrate for the camera as though they were throwing lassos and riding horses.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
They swung them like lassos and began to ensnare Typhon, throwing lines around the creature’s legs and arms, using the tide to keep circling, slowly tangling him.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
