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prusik

/ ˈprʌsɪk /

noun

  1. Alsoprusik knot a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop ( prusik loop ) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to climb (up a standing rope) using prusik loops
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prusik1

C20: named after Dr Prusik, Austrian climber who devised the knot
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Example Sentences

Irene Prusik died that same month, and Parkin solemnly posed for a snapshot beside the open casket.

Does Virginia Prusik Font have any relationship to Irene Prusik?

What was his relationship, if any, to your adopted mother, Irene Prusik?

Actually, as Parkin noted while testifying at a foreclosure proceeding five years ago, Prusik was in fact his adoptive mother.

Parkin failed to add that Irene Prusik had been dead since 2003.

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