rope off

verb

To separate by ropes; to cordon off.

Meanings

verbrope off (third-person singular simple present ropes off, present participle roping off, simple past and past participle roped off)

present singular third person ropes off · participle present roping off · participle past roped off · past roped off

  1. transitiveTo separate by ropes; to cordon off.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdivide by means of a rope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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