roped
Snared by cowpoke
Roped is the past tense of rope—to bind, tie, or catch with a rope.
Cowboys rope cattle.
You might rope off an area to restrict access.
Figuratively, to rope someone in is to persuade or ensnare them into participating: I got roped into helping with the move.
She roped him into her scheme.
Mounted cattle herder
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
lassoing · vaquero · dally · calf · herding · wrangler · buckaroo · gaucho
Joined or held together
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- lashedFastened with bindings
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
- tetheredFastened by a line
moored · hitched · belayed · stabilized · fixed · strapped · knotted · bound
Secured or destined
- tiedFastened by knotting
- fetteredBound in chains
- shackledBound with metal restraints
- tetheredFastened by a line
trussed · secured · fastened · captive · prisoner · hostage · hog-tied · pinioned
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
steer · lassoing · vaquero · dally · calf · herding · wrangler · buckaroo · gaucho · throw
fastened
Joined or held together
tethered · moored · hitched · belayed · stabilized · fixed · strapped · knotted · bound · attached
bound
Secured or destined
tethered · trussed · secured · fastened · captive · prisoner · hostage · hog-tied · pinioned · manacled
corral
Fenced livestock enclosure
barrier · perimeter · fence · ring · stanchion · hitching · tether · sectioned · cordoned · barricade
mountaineering
Sport of climbing peaks
anchor · pitch · rappel · harness · summit · alpinism · quickdraw · crux · lead · multipitch
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- jump ropeCord swung underfoot
- learn the ropesAcquire essential working knowledge
- roped inPersuaded to participate
- show the ropesTeach newcomers how things work
- jumping ropeSwung cord for leaping
- learning the ropesGaining initial competence
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