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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