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 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

Other Word Forms

• lassoer noun
• unlassoed 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

Now the fights ended without violence — with the bull lassoed and returned to pasture.

From Los Angeles Times

Her frizzy hairstyle and lasso try celebration have attracted attention, resulting in the Red Roses selling red cowboy hats.

From BBC

By the 56th minute, her hand was above her head for yet another signature lasso celebration after a third score.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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