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lasso

1

[ las-oh, la-soo ]

noun

plural lassos, lassoes.
  1. a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.


verb (used with object)

lassoed, lassoing.
  1. to catch with or as with a lasso.

Lasso

2

[ lah-soh ]

noun

  1. Orlando di [dee], Orlandus Lassus, 1532–94, Flemish composer.

lasso

/ ˈlæsəʊ; læˈsuː /

noun

  1. a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to catch with or as if with a lasso
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • s· noun
  • ܲ·sDZ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lasso1

1760–70; < Spanish lazo < Latin laqueus noose, bond; lace
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lasso1

C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose
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By the 56th minute, her hand was above her head for yet another signature lasso celebration after a third score.

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The piece that got Jacobs’ attention, for example, was a fiberglass cartoon sculpture of a woman called “Hiropon,” whose super-size breasts produced a thick stream of milk that wrapped around her like a lasso.

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This allows her to swing the hose up to spray water over her back with a movement like a lasso.

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He also spoke of Valenzuela’s sense of humor and shared a memory of when Valenzuela would lasso people’s feet in the locker room.

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He also created an eerie orb sitting within the ancient Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis, by swinging a light on the end of a string like a lasso during the long exposure time.

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