Noose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈuːs/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈuːs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slip noose snare gin running noose

Parts of Speech

noun	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
noun	a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
verb	make a noose in or of
verb	secure with a noose

Word Forms

snare	verb	catch in or as if in a trap
gin	verb	trap with a snare
noose	verb	secure with a noose
noose	noun	a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlinge

eine Falle für Vögel oder kleine Säugetiere; Hat oft eine Schlupfschlinge

🇫🇷French

nœud coulant

un piège pour oiseaux ou petits mammifères ; a souvent un nœud coulant

🇪🇸Spanish

nudo corredizo

una trampa para pájaros o pequeños mamíferos; a menudo tiene una soga corrediza

🇮🇹Italian

cappio

una trappola per uccelli o piccoli mammiferi; spesso ha un cappio

🇳🇱Dutch

strop

een val voor vogels of kleine zoogdieren; heeft vaak een slipstrop

🇵🇹Portuguese

laço

armadilha para pássaros ou pequenos mamíferos; muitas vezes tem um laço deslizante

🇷🇺Russian

петля

ловушка для птиц или мелких млекопитающих; часто имеет скользящую петлю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फंदा

पक्षियों या छोटे स्तनधारियों के लिए जाल; अक्सर एक स्लिप फंदा होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাঁস

পাখি বা ছোট স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণীদের জন্য একটি ফাঁদ; প্রায়ই একটি স্লিপ ফাঁস আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கயிறு

பறவைகள் அல்லது சிறிய பாலூட்டிகளுக்கு ஒரு பொறி; பெரும்பாலும் ஒரு சறுக்கல் கயிறு உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉచ్చు

పక్షులు లేదా చిన్న క్షీరదాల కోసం ఒక ఉచ్చు; తరచుగా స్లిప్ నూస్ కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फास

पक्षी किंवा लहान सस्तन प्राण्यांसाठी सापळा; अनेकदा एक स्लिप फास आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાંસો

પક્ષીઓ અથવા નાના સસ્તન પ્રાણીઓ માટે છટકું; ઘણીવાર સ્લિપ નુઝ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಣಿಕೆ

ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಸ್ತನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಬಲೆ; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಸ್ಲಿಪ್ ನೂಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുരുക്ക്

പക്ഷികൾക്കോ ചെറിയ സസ്തനികൾക്കോ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ഒരു കെണി; പലപ്പോഴും ഒരു സ്ലിപ്പ് നൂസ് ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਹੀ

ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੇ ਥਣਧਾਰੀ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਲ; ਅਕਸਰ ਇੱਕ ਤਿਲਕਣ ਫਾਹੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھندا

پرندوں یا چھوٹے ستنداریوں کے لیے ایک جال؛ اکثر ایک پرچی پھندا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

套索

鸟类或小型哺乳动物的陷阱；经常有滑套

🇯🇵Japanese

縄

鳥や小型哺乳類のための罠。スリップヌースが付いていることが多い

🇰🇷Korean

올가미

새나 작은 포유류를 위한 함정; 종종 올가미가 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thòng lọng

bẫy chim hoặc động vật có vú nhỏ; thường có một thòng lọng trượt

🇹🇭Thai

บ่วง

กับดักนกหรือสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมขนาดเล็ก มักจะมีห่วงคล้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

jerat

perangkap untuk burung atau mamalia kecil; sering kali mempunyai tali pengikat

🇵🇭Filipino

silong

isang bitag para sa mga ibon o maliliit na mammal; madalas may slip noose

🇲🇾Malay

jerat

perangkap untuk burung atau mamalia kecil; selalunya mempunyai tali simpul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حبل المشنقة

فخ للطيور أو الثدييات الصغيرة؛ غالبًا ما يكون لديه حبل المشنقة

🇮🇷Persian

طناب دار

تله ای برای پرندگان یا پستانداران کوچک؛ اغلب دارای طناب لغزشی است

🇹🇷Turkish

ilmik

kuşlar veya küçük memeliler için bir tuzak; genellikle kayma ilmiği vardır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹקֵשׁ

מלכודת לציפורים או ליונקים קטנים; לעתים קרובות יש לולאה

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