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Synonyms for lasso


Grammar : Noun
Spell : las-oh, la-soo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæs oʊ, læˈsu



Définition of lasso

Origin :
  • 1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), American English, from Spanish lazo, from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace (n.)).
  • noun lariat
Example sentences :
  • Next it was for me to throw a lasso over that threshing tail.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • Then I let down my rod and dove for the short rope to lasso the sweeping tail.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • A cowboy whirls his lasso around and around his head before he throws it.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • A lasso whizzed through the air and settled about their shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • And none of them attempted to cut your lasso from their capstan?
  • Extract from : « Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; » by "Noname"
  • Many of the reindeer are shy, and do not come to us when we are trying to lasso them.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Without saying a word, he went to his sleigh and took a lasso.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Then he came near enough to one of them, and threw his lasso and caught him.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • He threw the lasso, drew it tight and the goat was captured.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • The rope, or lariat, or lasso, is a handy implement for the Scout.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin

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