Glass-rope
(n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Guess rope
() A guess warp. |
Guest rope
() The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
Rope
(n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. |
Rope
(n.) A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc. |
Rope
(n.) The small intestines |
Rope
(v. i.) To be formed into rope |
Rope
(v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord |
Rope
(v. t.) To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. |
Rope
(v. t.) To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something |
Rope
(v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse). |
Rope
(v. t.) To draw, as with a rope |
Rope
(v. t.) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. |
Rope's-end
(v. t.) To punish with a rope's end. |
Rope-yarn
(n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom |
Sweep
(v. i.) To brush against or over |
Sweep
(v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion |
Sweep
(v. i.) To strike with a long stroke. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To draw or drag something over |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation |
Sweep
(v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively |
Sweep
(n.) The act of sweeping. |
Sweep
(n.) The compass or range of a stroke |
Sweep
(n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion |
Sweep
(n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing |
Sweep
(n.) Violent and general destruction |
Sweep
(n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear |
Sweep
(n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line. |
Sweep
(n.) One who sweeps |
Sweep
(n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding. |
Sweep
(n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads |
Sweep
(n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them. |
Sweep
(n.) The almond furnace. |
Sweep
(n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water. |
Sweep
(n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all |
Sweep
(n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. |
Sweep-saw
(n.) A bow-saw. |
Top-rope
(n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. |
| sweep | a movement in an arc, a sweep of his arm |
| 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 |
end run
sweep | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
| 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 |
R-
Mexican valium
rophy
rope roofy
roach forget me drug
circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
| 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 |
sweep
sweep oar | a long oar used in an open boat |
sweep hand
sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
towline
towrope
towing line
towing rope | (nautical) a rope used in towing |
sweep
expanse | a wide scope, the sweep of the plains |
slam
sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
chimneysweeper
chimneysweep
sweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
ropemaker
rope-maker
roper | a craftsman who makes ropes |
| rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
espouse
embrace
adopt sweep up | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own, She embraced Catholicism, They adopted the Jewish faith |
| rope in | draw in as if with a rope, lure, The agent had roped in several customers |
| sweep | win an overwhelming victory in or on, Her new show dog swept all championships |
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 |
sweep
broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom, Sweep the crumbs off the table, Sweep under the bed |
| sweep | clean by sweeping, Please sweep the floor |
rope in
rope off
cordon off | divide by means of a rope, The police roped off the area where the crime occurred |
swing
sweep swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
lasso
rope | catch with a lasso, rope cows |
wipe out
sweep away | eliminate completely and without a trace, The old values have been wiped out |
sweep away
sweep off | overwhelm emotionally, Her swept her away |
overwhelm
overpower
sweep over
whelm
overcome
overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
sweep
sail | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions, The diva swept into the room, Shreds of paper sailed through the air, The searchlights swept across the sky |
brush
sweep | sweep across or over, Her long skirt brushed the floor, A gasp swept cross the audience |
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 |
| sweep under the rug | to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others, The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug |
breeze through
ace
pass with flying colors
sweep through
sail through
nail | succeed at easily, She sailed through her exams, You will pass with flying colors, She nailed her astrophysics course |
embroil
tangle
sweep
sweep up
drag
drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action, They were swept up by the events, don't drag me into this business |
cross
traverse
span
sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period, Rivers traverse the valley floor, The parking lot spans acres, The novel spans three centuries |
| sweep | cover the entire range of |