lassoed
past simple and past participle oflasso
lasso
verb[T]
uk/læsˈuː/us/læsˈuː/tocatchananimalbythrowingtheringof a lasso overitsheadand thentighteningit arounditsneck
to take a wild or loose animal
- catchThe dog got out, but we caught her.
- netWe netted a ton of fish downstream.
- trawlCommercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod.
- trollThey troll for tuna far offshore.
- lassoThe cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers.
- trapThe turtles are trapped for their flesh.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- repossess
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
Examplesoflassoed
lassoed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We thenlassoedthem with binder twine.
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The mermaids all escape apart from the strawberry blonde who islassoedand pulled onto the ship of jeering pirates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When she looks out the window she islassoeddown and carried away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theylassoedthe manatees and drove a stake through their snouts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Police said the rope was used by an officer wholassoedit to see the identification number.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He finallylassoedthe bear and tied it to a tree.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gwangi bites through the ropes around his neck when firstlassoedand later has his jaws roped together when unconscious.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon closer examination, the witnesses realized that a red cable from the airship hadlassoeda heifer, but had also become entangled in the pen's fence.
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- adult prison
- adult resident
- adult smoker
- adult son
- adult speaker
- adult suffrage
- adult supervision
- adult volunteer
- adumbrate
- adumbrated
- adumbrating
- adumbration
- adv
- ad valorem
- ad-valorem
- advance
- advance copy
- advance-copy
- advanced
- advanced age
- advanced aircraft
- advanced cancer
- advanced capitalism
- advanced civilization
- advanced class/course