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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