lasso
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 5
/læsˈuː/(UK)
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/læsˈuː/(UK) · /ləsˈuː/(UK) · /ˈlæs.oʊ/(US) · /ˈlæs.u/(US)
Definition of lasso
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
“He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.”
“She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.”
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noun
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A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
“He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.”
“She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.”
- An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
verb
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(transitive)To catch with a lasso.
“He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.
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