lasso

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/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

  1. 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

  1. 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.”
  2. An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

verb

  1. (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.

Anagrams of lasso

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