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slip noose

DEFINITIONS OF: slip noose

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n a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

Synonyms:
noose, running noose
Types:
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clench, clinch
a small slip noose made with seizing
double clinch
a clinch with two loops
inside clinch
a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop
outside clinch
a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop
Type of:
loop
anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
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