roping
present participle ofrope
rope
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/rəʊp/us/roʊp/totiethings together with rope:
I'll rope myhorsetoyourcarandpullyou out of theditch.
Theclimbersroped themselvestogether.
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Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- bind
- boardsomethingup
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- hogtie
- stake
- strap
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
Phrasal verbs
ropesomeonein
ropesomething/somewhereoff
Examplesofroping
roping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In challenging, groping, searching, the answers go a little deeper at each question.
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No action has been taken by the society except in regard to steerroping.
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If you make your levy of wider application then, at least, you have more chance ofropingin the right people.
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We shall find that we are adopting the view of driving out instead ofropingin.
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These big numbers are made up byropingin all the small owners who have a quarter of an acre of land.
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Look what regimes we are now supporting,ropingin as allies and friends.
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There is the greatest possible necessity forropingin the middleman.
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Before we allow that, we ought to do something aboutropingin those who have escaped up to now.
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I think the case was with regard to steerroping.
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We have never said that we must be zealous aboutropingin every particle of private enterprise.
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It seems to me that it can be accurately described as a scheme of compulsory self-helpropingin every one of us as contributors and/or as taxpayers.
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It is not a question ofroping-in members of all parties, but a question of using women who have the capacity and flair for this kind of thing.
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One of his youthful feats wasropinga pronghorn at the age of ten.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Breakawayropingis usually seen in junior, high school, college and semi-professional rodeos.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is a 19-time world champion and 11 all-around titles, three in tie-downroping, three in steerropingand one in tie-downroping.
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- vilification
- vilified
- vilify
- vilifying
- villa
- village
- village council
- village council
- village elder
- village green
- village-green
- village hall
- village-hall
- village headman
- village inn
- villager
- village square
- villain
- villain of the piece
- villain-of-the-piece
- villainous
- walking
- walking boot
- walking-boot
- walking distance