a circle that is tied in one end of a rope with a knot that allows the circle to get smaller as the other end of the rope is pulled:
a hangman's noose * (figurative) His debts were a noose around his neck.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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