stopping | the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch, the violinist's stopping was excellent |
double stopping | stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time |
rope-a-dope | a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches |
jump rope | a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
fillet stopping | fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members |
guide rope | a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane |
guy guy cable guy wire guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
hangman's rope hangman's halter halter hemp hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
jump rope skip rope skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it |
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ridge rope | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
rope | a strong line |
rope bridge | a bridge consisting of ropes |
rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope |
rope tow | a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto |
ropewalk rope yard | workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made |
rope yarn | the strands out of which ropes are made |
towline towrope towing line towing rope | (nautical) a rope used in towing |
ropemaker rope-maker roper | a craftsman who makes ropes |
rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
stopping point finale finis finish last conclusion close | the temporal end, the concluding time, the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell, the market was up at the finish, they were playing better at the close of the season |
rope in | draw in as if with a rope, lure, The agent had roped in several customers |
rope leash | fasten with a rope, rope the bag securely |
rope up | attach to one another, for safety, The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent |
rope in rope off cordon off | divide by means of a rope, The police roped off the area where the crime occurred |
lasso rope | catch with a lasso, rope cows |
rappel abseil rope down | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside, The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous, You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing |