1. lariat - Noun
2. lariat - Verb
A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering.
To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.
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Bucks continuing to work Perry over, clearing the apron to block the tag, but soon enough Jack hits a lariat and the path is clear! Source: Internet
Dunne attempted to lift him, but Walter laid him out a massive lariat, followed by an overhead suplex for a near pinfall. Source: Internet
First, the 2'OH of a specific branchpoint nucleotide within the intron, defined during spliceosome assembly, performs a nucleophilic attack on the first nucleotide of the intron at the 5' splice site, forming the lariat intermediate. Source: Internet
Further upstream from the polypyrimidine tract is the branchpoint, which includes an adenine nucleotide involved in lariat formation. Source: Internet
Hangman with a sliding lariat, Cash hits a tornado DDT, Omega floats over, Poison Frankensteiner! Source: Internet