Rope ladder, a ladder made of ropes. -- Rope mat., a mat made of
cordage, or strands of old rope. -- Rope of sand, something of no
cohession or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied
upon. -- Rope pump, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope
raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion
to the rope. -- Rope transmission (Mach.), a method of transmitting
power, as between distant places, by means of endless ropes running
over grooved pulleys. -- Rope's end, a piece of rope; especially, one
used as a lash in inflicting punishment. -- To give one rope, to give
one liberty or license; to let one go at will uncheked.
Rope (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Roping.] To be
formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as
by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.
Let us not hang like ropingicicles Upon our houses' thatch.
Shak.
Rope, v. t. 1. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope
a bale of goods. Hence: --
2. To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with
a rope.
3. To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to
include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of
ground; to rope out a crowd.