lasso

¹

[ las-oh, la-soo ]

noun

, plural las·sos, las·soes.

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)

, las·soed, las·so·ing.

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

verb

1. tr to catch with or as if with a lasso

Derived Forms

• lasˈsoer, noun

Other Words From

• lasso·er noun
• un·lassoed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lasso¹

1760–70; < Spanish lazo < Latin laqueus noose, bond; lace

Word History and Origins

Origin of lasso¹

C19: from Spanish lazo, ultimately from Latin laqueus noose

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

Bulls get flipped or lassoed or gored — sacrificed for public spectacle, then discarded when they can’t compete anymore.

From Los Angeles Times

He had corralled me with his trademark toy lasso.

From Los Angeles Times

People in the gallery — including you — get visually lassoed by the rings, almost as if being perceptually tethered against the buoyant possibility of floating away.

From Los Angeles Times