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A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

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  1. n. A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
  2. v. t. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
  3. n. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  4. n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
  5. v. make a noose in or of
  6. v. secure with a noose
  7. A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
  8. A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it isdrawn.
  9. n:100 n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled v. make a noose in or of v. secure with a noose