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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rope
rope [rope ropes roped roping] noun, verb BrE [rəʊp] NAmE [roʊp]
noun 
1. countable, uncountable very strong thick string made by twisting thinner strings, wires, etc. together
• The rope broke and she fell 50 metres onto the rocks.
• We tied his hands together with rope.
•The anchor was attached to a length of rope.
•Coils of rope lay on the quayside.
see also ↑jump rope, ↑skipping rope, ↑tow rope
2. the ropesplural the fence made of rope that is around the edge of the area where a ↑boxing or ↑wrestling match takes place
3. countable a number of similar things attached together by a string or thread
•a rope of pearls
more at at the end of your rope at ↑end n., money for jam/old rope at ↑money
Word Origin:
Old English rāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.
Thesaurus:
rope noun C, U
•They tied his hands together with rope.
cord • • string • • cable •
tie sth with rope/cord/string
coil the rope/cable
wind the cord/string/cable
a rope/cord/string/cable breaks
Example Bank:
•I tripped over the guy rope of the tent in the dark.
•One of the bouncers lifted the velvet rope to let us enter the club.
Idioms: ↑give somebody enough rope ▪ ↑on the ropes ▪ ↑show know the ropes
Derived: ↑rope somebody in ▪ ↑rope somebody into something ▪ ↑rope something off
verb
1. to tie one person or thing to another with a rope
•~ A and B together The thieves had roped the guard's feet together.
•~ A to B I roped the goat to a post.
2. ~ sth to tie sth with a rope so that it is held tightly and safely
•I closed and roped the trunk.
3. ~ sth (especially NAmE)to catch an animal by throwing a circle of rope around it
Syn: ↑lasso
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English rāp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch reep and German Reif.
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