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ROPE OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rope off mean?
• ROPE OFF (verb)
The verb ROPE OFF has 1 sense:
1. divide by means of a rope
Familiarity information: ROPE OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide by means of a rope
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cordon off; rope in; rope off
Context example:
The police roped off the area where the crime occurred
Hypernyms (to "rope off" is one way to...):
close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
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