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ROPE BURN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rope burn mean?
• ROPE BURN (noun)
The noun ROPE BURN has 1 sense:
1. abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
Familiarity information: ROPE BURN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rope burn" is a kind of...):
abrasion; excoriation; scrape; scratch (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)
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