Lasso

  • 41Lasso — Las|so das (österr. nur so) od. (seltener) der; s, s unter Einfluss von gleichbed. engl. lasso aus span. (südamerik. Variante) lazo, port. laço »Schnur, Schlinge«, dies über das Vulgärlat. aus lat. laqueus »Schlinge, (Fall)strick; Fessel«>: 1 …

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  • 42lasso — n III, M. lassossie; lm D. lass «sznur lub rzemień z pętlą na końcu używany przez amerykańskich hodowców koni i myśliwych do chwytania zwierząt; czasem także broń wojenna» Schwytać konia na lasso. ‹hiszp. z łac.› …

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  • 43lasso — las·so || læ suː , səʊ n. rope with a noose at one end which is used to capture cattle; tool in a graphics program which allows one to make a freehand selection of part of an image (Computers) v. capture with a lasso, capture by throwing a… …

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  • 44lasso — [lə su:, lasəʊ] noun (plural lassos or lassoes) a rope with a noose at one end, used especially in North America for catching cattle. verb (lassoes, lassoing, lassoed) catch with a lasso. Derivatives lassoer …

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  • 45lasso — 1 noun (C) a rope with one end tied in a circle, used to catch cattle and horses, especially in the western US 2 verb (T) to catch an animal using a lasso …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46lasso — [ləˈsuː] noun [C] a long rope with one end tied in a circle that is used for controlling horses, cows etc, especially in North America lasso verb [T] …

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  • 47lasso — las•so [[t]ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu[/t]] n. pl. sos, soes, 1) a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc 2) to catch with or as if with a lasso • Etymology: 1760–70; < Sp lazo <… …

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  • 48lasso — /læˈsu / (say la sooh) noun (plural lassos or lassoes) 1. a long rope or line of hide or other material, with a running noose at one end, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. –verb (t) (lassoed, lassoing) 2. to catch with a lasso. {Spanish lazo …

  • 49lasso — n. & v. n. (pl. os or oes) a rope with a noose at one end, used esp. in N. America for catching cattle etc. v.tr. ( oes, oed) catch with a lasso. Derivatives: lassoer n. Etymology: Sp. lazo LACE …

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  • 50Lasso — n. & v. n. (pl. os or oes) a rope with a noose at one end, used esp. in N. America for catching cattle etc. v.tr. ( oes, oed) catch with a lasso. Derivatives: lassoer n. Etymology: Sp. lazo LACE …

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