1. [n]  a strong cord
2. [v]  fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
3. [v]  catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

Rope
From the author of Waste Land comes the definitive account of one of America`s most legendary serial killers. In 1958, Harvey Glatman sped along the Santa Ana freeway out of Los Angeles, headed to the desert with his date huddled across from him. Drunk on power, arousal and rage, Harvey had an unimaginable plan--using his body, a camera, and a length of rope. Eight-page photo insert.

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1. \Rope\, n. [AS. r[=a]p; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop,
   Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip
   latchet.]
   1. 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}.
   2. A row or string consisting of a number of things united,
      as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
   3. pl. The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.
   {Rope ladder}, a ladder made of ropes.
   {Rope mat}., a mat made of cordage, or strands of old rope.
   {Rope of sand}, something of no cohession or fiber; a feeble
      union or tie; something not to be relied upon.
   {Rope pump}, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope
      raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by
      its adhesion to the rope.
   {Rope transmission} (Mach.), a method of transmitting power,
      as between distant places, by means of endless ropes
      running over grooved pulleys.
   {Rope's end}, a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash
      in inflicting punishment.
   {To give one rope}, to give one liberty or license; to let
      one go at will uncheked.
   

2. \Rope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Roping}.]
   To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament
   or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
         Let us not hang like ropingicicles Upon our houses'
         thatch.                                  --Shak.
   

3. \Rope\, v. t.
   1. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a
      bale of goods. Hence:
   2. To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain
      climbers, with a rope.
   3. To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope,
      so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or
      rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
   4. To lasso (a steer, horse). [Colloq. U.S.]
   5. To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy;
      as, to rope in customers or voters. [Slang, U.S.]
   6. To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or
      curbing. [Racing Slang, Eng.]