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
- 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
- angle
- arrest
- bag
- bust
- capture
- catch
- clasp
- claw
- clench
- clutch
- collar
- cop
- corral
- crook
- curve
- enmesh
- ensnare
- entangle
- entrap
- fasten
- fix
- get one's fingers on
- glom
- glove
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- hasp
- hook
- lasso
- lay hold of
- nab
- nail
- net
- pick
- pin
- pluck
- pounce on
- prehend
- secure
- seize
- snag
- snare
- snatch
- take
- take hold of
- trap
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