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n. See lasso.

n. A rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.

n. a lasso

n. a tether

n. An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.

n. A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering.

v. To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.

n. A rope or cord used for picketing horses while grazing.

n. A thong or noose used for catching wild animals: called in California, Mexico, and further south a lasso. Also called reata, often spelled riata.

To catch or fasten with a lariat; lasso.

n. a long noosed rope used to catch animals

"Our word lariat comes from this Mexican word with the definite article prefixed and the final vowel dropped."

rope   

lariated    lariating   

Harriet    chariot    proletariat    secretariat   

reata    lasso    riata    quirt    bola    pilau    tether    stanco    bowknot    rowel