noose
1. noose \'nu:s\ n [prob. fr. Prov nous knot, fr. L nodus - more at NET] 1: a loop with a running knot that binds closer the more it is drawn 2: BOND, SNARE 2. noose vt 1: to secure by a noose 2: to make a noose in or of
Webster's English Dictionary1. noose \'nu:s\ n [prob. fr. Prov nous knot, fr. L nodus - more at NET] 1: a loop with a running knot that binds closer the more it is drawn 2: BOND, SNARE 2. noose vt 1: to secure by a noose 2: to make a noose in or of