lassoing

Throwing a loop

Lassoing is catching something with a lasso—a rope with a running noose thrown to snare cattle or horses.

The word evokes cowboys and rodeos: He spent the afternoon lassoing calves.

Figuratively, to lasso is to capture or secure: She's been lassoing investors for her startup.

rodeo

bronc

Untamed saddle horse

roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
corralFenced livestock enclosure
arenaVenue for contests

chute · cowboy · vaquero · gaucho · stockman · competitor · timer · event · championship · bucking

equipment

lariat

Noosed catching rope

reataBraided catching rope
riataThrowing rope with noose
ropeThick twisted fibers

loop · bola · noose · rawhide · nylon · braided · coil · saddle horn · throw rope

capturing

catching

Able to be transmitted

snaringCatching by entanglement
snaggingGetting caught on something
securingMaking firmly fixed

restraining · immobilizing · wrangling · corralling · rounding up · trapping · nabbing · seizing · ensnaring · tethering

technique

roping

Catching with a lariat

throwingPropelling by arm motion
twirlingRapid circular motion
spinningRevolving around an axis

looping · swinging · casting · whirling · coiling · releasing · aiming · catching · tightening · dallying

Categories

Gauchogaucho, ponchos, mate, yerba mate, asado
rope activitiesknot tying, rappelling, abseiling, belaying, coiling
ropinglariat, roping, dally, noose, reata
acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
rodeobull riding, bareback riding, bronc riding, calf roping, team roping

Opposites

capture/restraint method

lassoingreleasing

Allowing to escape

freeing · letting go · untying · unbinding · loosing

livestock management technique

lassoingherding

Managing animal groups

releasing · driving · chasing away · scattering · corralling

Family

lasso, lassoes, lassoed, lassos

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G