noose[verb]Synonyms: hang, gibbet, scrag, string (up), turn off
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noose /nuːs/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Probably from Provençal nous 'knot', from Latin nodus; ⇒ node]
[countable] a ring formed by the end of a piece of rope, which closes more tightly as it is pulled, used especially for killing someone by hanging them
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