| 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 |
| 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 |
| hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
idle pulley
idler pulley
idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
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 |
pulley
pulley-block
pulley block
block | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope |
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Mexican valium
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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 |
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 |
| 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 |
hoist
lift wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help, hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car |
| hoist run up | raise, hoist the flags, hoist a sail |
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 |
| hoist | move from one place to another by lifting, They hoisted the patient onto the operating table |
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 |