lariat

Speech parts

1. lariat - Noun

2. lariat - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lasso rope reata riata bola line lead tether braid cinch string cable bond loop bow
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Antonyms

separate fight combat dispute contest resist
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Hypernyms

rope

Derivatives

lariated lariating

Anagrams

atrial latria Altair talari

Examples

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago. Richard J. Daley

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

Close letter words and terms

Largs lari Lari Bandar lariat ether lariatin Laribunder