lassoing
present 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
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
To capture prey they either jump onto it or use their legs in a technique described aslassoing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Or the village youth would take delight inlassoingthe sprinting bulls with vadam (rope).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several cast members had to receive formal training on horseback riding, gunslinging, andlassoing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The program includes horseshoes, tomahawk throwing, a blacksmith forge,lassoingcattle and even a bucking bronco.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The process involveslassoinga wild elephant from the back of a trained one, called a "koonki".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This festival features a week-long tournament of bull riding, cattle wrestling,lassoing, calf casting, post driving, carabao racing and a host of other rodeo games.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spiders use a wide range of strategies to capture prey: trapping it in sticky webs,lassoingit with sticky bolas, mimicking the prey to avoid detection, or running it down.
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