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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rope out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
rope out
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.

Etymology

From rope (verb) + out (adverb).

Inflected Forms

ropes out (present, singular) roping out (participle, present) roped out (participle, past) roped out (past)

Questions

What does rope out mean?
Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
Where does rope out come from?
From rope (verb) + out (adverb).

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