lasso C1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction Also spelled lazo, lazoed, and lazos US /ˈlæs.oʊ/ UK /læsˈuː/ See IPA manual Freq #26752 Meanings 1 noun a long rope with a sliding loop used especially to catch cattle or horses The ranch hand coiled the lasso before riding toward the stray calf. 2 verb to catch or secure a person, animal, or object with a lasso The rider managed to lasso the calf without injuring it. 3 noun a digital selection tool used to draw around an irregular area in an image Use the lasso to select the figure without including the background. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long rope with a sliding... lariatropenoose 2 verb · to catch or secure a... ropesnarecatch 3 noun · a digital selection tool... lasso toolselection tool ↔ Opposites releasefree Word family Derived forms lassolike Related forms lariatnooseropelace Etymology Borrowed from Spanish lazo 'snare, loop, or knot', from Latin laqueus 'noose'. It is a doublet of lace, which reached English through Old French. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lasso **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈlæs.oʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /læsˈuː/ **Frequency rank:** 26752 ## Meanings 1. a long rope with a sliding loop used especially to catch cattle or horses 2. to catch or secure a person, animal, or object with a lasso 3. a digital selection tool used to draw around an irregular area in an image ## Examples - The ranch hand coiled the lasso before riding toward the stray calf. - The rider managed to lasso the calf without injuring it. - Use the lasso to select the figure without including the background. ## Synonyms - lariat - rope - noose - snare - catch - selection tool ## Antonyms - release - free ## Derived Forms - lassolike ## Related Forms - lariat - noose - rope - lace ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish lazo 'snare, loop, or knot', from Latin laqueus 'noose'. It is a doublet of lace, which reached English through Old French. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown