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Antonyms for lassoing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : las-oh, la-soo

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu

Definition of lassoing

Origin : 1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), American English, from Spanish lazo, from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace (n.)).

As in net : verb capture
As in catch : verb ensnare, apprehend
As in hook : verb grab, catch

Example sentences :

At the same time the other man had succeeded in lassoing the fourth one.
Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu

He said Pee-wee lassoing cookies was one of the best things he ever took.
Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

They are an aboriginal device for lassoing cattle and horses.
Extract from : « Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin » by Eva Cannon Brooks

Had she forgotten how exhilarating, how thrilling the lassoing was?
Extract from : « The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire » by Margaret Vandercook

It turned out that the cowboys had been arrested for lassoing a Norwegian homesteader who had cut their wire.
Extract from : « The Nerve of Foley » by Frank H. Spearman

O my friend, I assure you there are many famous sports with not half the fun in them that there is in lassoing an iceberg!
Extract from : « Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska » by Charles Warren Stoddard

And, secondly, when the Indian does succeed in lassoing a first-rate horse he keeps it for his own use.
Extract from : « The Dog Crusoe and his Master » by R.M. Ballantyne

At the second effort Tish succeeded in lassoing him without difficulty.
Extract from : « Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Remember what I told you about lassoing me some art-conscious girl neighbors.
Extract from : « The Creature from Cleveland Depths » by Fritz Reuter Leiber

One day Jack had his first lesson in roping—what he had always read of as lassoing.
Extract from : « Jack, the Young Ranchman » by George Bird Grinnell

Synonyms for lassoing

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