running noose

/ˌrʌnɪŋ nus/

Other forms: running nooses

Definitions of running noose

1. noun

   a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
   synonyms: noose, slip noose

   types:

   clench, clinch

   a small slip noose made with seizing

   double clinch

   a clinch with two loops

   inside clinch

   a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop

   outside clinch

   a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop

   type of:

   loop

   anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)