rope out

verb

Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. climatologyOf a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.

Origin

From rope (verb) + out (adverb).

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APA

rope out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20out

MLA

“rope out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rope out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20out.

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