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# rope

«rope» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, used for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (rope, ropes); verb (rope, ropes, roped, roping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A rope is a strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, used for pulling, tying or climbing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#m1)

2) A skipping rope (jump rope in the USA) is a rope you jump over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#m2)

3) To rope is to tie with a rope, or to catch an animal with a loop of rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#m3)

4) «Learn the ropes» means learn how to do a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#m4)

5) «On the ropes» means in trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a length cut into pieces or joined; jump rope counts jumps; ropes tied together add lengths. In PE: climbing ropes, tug-of-war, skipping. In science: twisting many thin strands makes a strong rope; ropes and pulleys lift heavy things. In stories: cowboys roping cattle; «learn the ropes».

### examples

- A rope is 20 meters long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x1)
- He cuts the rope into 4 equal pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x2)
- She skipped rope 50 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x3)
- They tied two ropes of 6 m and 9 m together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x4)
- We climbed the rope in PE. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x5)
- Both teams pulled hard in the tug-of-war rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x6)
- The cowboy roped the calf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x7)
- A pulley and a rope can lift heavy loads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x8)
- It took her a week to learn the ropes at her new school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x9)
- Now tie the rope round my body." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/#x10)

### note

Cutting is division or subtraction, joining is addition. Trap: the number of cuts is one less than the number of pieces. A knot uses up some rope, so tied ropes may be a little shorter than the sum. Safety: never put a rope around anyone's neck, even in play.

### In the corpora

- [Big cats play with balls, ropes and barrels, especially young ones, because play trains the moves they need for hunting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/82-big-cats-house-snow-leopards-jaguars-small-cats/15/)
- [New climbing frames, ropes, branches and hiding places are enrichment too, because new paths keep animals active and curious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/112-training-and-enrichment/10/)
- [A tightrope walker carries a long pole because it helps her keep her centre of gravity over the rope.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/12/)
- [Leave a campsite as you found it, and walk carefully between tents because ropes and pegs trip people up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/20/)
- [Ropes, scarves and hoodie cords can catch on equipment and strangle, so they never go near climbing frames.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/247-running-games-and-playground/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rope» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rope/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.