Synonyms for noose
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1. snare, gin, noosenoun

   a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

   Synonyms:
   trap, gin rummy, running noose, cotton gin, snare drum, slip noose, side drum, snare, gin, knock rummy

2. noose, running noose, slip nooseverb

   a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

   Synonyms:
   running noose, gin, slip noose, snare

3. nooseverb

   make a noose in or of

4. nooseverb

   secure with a noose

Matched Categories

1. • Fasten
   • Loop
   • Trap

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noosenoun

   Synonyms:
   hitch, running knot

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "noose":

   rope, knot, node, crux

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How to use noose in a sentence?

1. Dan McKinnon:

   Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.

2. Don Lemon:

   Jussie Smollett, the actor who is accused of lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019, testifying in his own defense today. At the time Smollett told police that two men had attacked him in the street yelling racist, anti-gay remarks, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him, smollett has repeatedly denied staging the racist and homophobic attack against himself; he is charged with six counts of disorderly conduct on suspicion of making false reports to police.

3. Zeg Choudhry:

   Oil is the major drag at the moment. In a normal environment, when we see China data as good as what we had over the weekend, that would set the market alight, the pressure on crude is the noose around our neck at the moment.

4. Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson:

   Why would anyone -- especially an African-American man -- use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations ?

5. Zeg Choudhry:

   In a normal environment, when we see China data as good as what we had over the weekend, that would set the market alight, the pressure on crude is the noose around our neck at the moment.