Antonyms for lassoed


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


Definition of lassoed

Origin :
  • 1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), American English, from Spanish lazo, from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus) "noose, snare" (see lace (n.)).
  • As in knotted : adj tied
  • As in net : verb capture
  • As in catch : verb ensnare, apprehend
  • As in hook : verb grab, catch
Example sentences :
  • They lassoed him promptly and built a fire to heat the branding-irons.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
  • Bruin had been captured by four cowboys, who had lassoed and tied it.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts
  • It was on this expedition that Kit Carson lassoed a huge grizzly bear.
  • Extract from : « Scouting with Kit Carson » by Everett T. Tomlinson
  • And even then, all do not escape, for some of them are sure to be lassoed in the melee.
  • Extract from : « The Scout and Ranger » by James Pike
  • The bull was then lassoed and killed in the manner above described.
  • Extract from : « Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete » by Ulysses S. Grant
  • The chosen elephants are lassoed, and their feet bound together.
  • Extract from : « The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe » by Ernest Young
  • The days are past when a cow was lassoed to provide a beefsteak for your lunch.
  • Extract from : « South America To-day » by Georges Clemenceau
  • I lassoed him with my lariat and fastened him to a plum-tree while I ate of the meat.
  • Extract from : « Red Hunters And the Animal People » by Charles A. Eastman
  • If they had had a rope they could easily have lassoed him, but there was no such thing at hand.
  • Extract from : « Cruisings in the Cascades » by George O. Shields
  • We have lassoed our wild horse, but we have not harnessed him.
  • Extract from : « A New Atmosphere » by Gail Hamilton

Synonyms for lassoed

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