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Definition of "lasso" []

  • A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat. (noun)
  • To catch with or as if with such a long rope. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lasso" in a sentence
  • "Piangi, who has also met with the Punjab lasso, is discovered behind the scenes."
  • "The lasso is collected in the man's hand, he swings it circularly round his head, and when the opportunity offers, he throws it over the head of the animal he wishes to catch."
  • "The other lasso is of wire, which not only catches the fugitive, but knocks him senseless or cuts his head off, as the case may be."