Phrase guide

dance on a rope

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To be hanged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hang, swing, dance on a rope, dance on nothing, dance the hempen jig, dance the Tyburn jig, dance upon nothing, dangle, ride a horse foaled by an acorn, stretch hemp, string up, take a ride to Tyburn, trine, truss, wag hemp

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dance, rope.; to dance on a tightrope or slack rope as an entertainer.

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