a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people:he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throata hangman’s noose figurativethe West is exploring ways to tighten the economic noose
(the noose) death by hanging:he earned a reprieve from the noose
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put a noose on (someone):she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner
catch (an animal) with a noose:the animal was eventually noosed and sedated by dog handlers
form (a rope) into a noose:Gomez had noosed a coil of rope around his neck
put one's head in a noose
bring about one’s own downfall:if we pursue this idea, we could be putting our heads in a noose