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lasso

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, UK: lăso͞o'
  • Canada, UK: ləso͞o'
  • Canada, UK: /læsˈuː/
  • Canada, UK: /ləsˈuː/
  • US: lăs'ō
  • US: lăs'o͞o
  • US: /ˈlæs.oʊ/
  • US: /ˈlæs.u/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æsəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AE1 S OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
  • She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To catch with a lasso.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a long noosed rope used to catch animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lariat, riata, reata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rope

5

noun

Meaning 5

Belgian composer (1532-1594)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: composer

6

verb

Meaning 6

catch with a lasso

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • rope cows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rope

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get, catch, capture

History

Etymology

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: kəmənd — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Bashkir: ҡороҡ (qoroq) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Bulgarian: ласо (laso) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 套索 (tàosuǒ) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Czech: laso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Esperanto: kaptoŝnuro — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Esperanto: lazo — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Finnish: lasso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Galician: lazo — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • German: Lasso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Hebrew: לָסוֹ (láso) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Hebrew: פַּלְצוּר (paltzúr) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Hungarian: lasszó — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Hunsrik: Lass — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Icelandic: snara — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Icelandic: slöngvivaður — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Ingrian: arkkana — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Italian: lacciaia — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Ladino: lago — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Ladino: atadijo — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Latin: laqueum — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Latin: capulus — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Latin: capulum — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Macedonian: ласо (laso) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Macedonian: јамка (jamka) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Mongolian: уурга (uurga) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Navajo: tłʼóół — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Persian: کمند (kamand) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭬𐭭𐭣 (kamand) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Polish: lasso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Polish: arkan — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Portuguese: laço — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Russian: лассо́ (lassó) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Russian: арка́н (arkán) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Slovene: laso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Spanish: lazo — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Swedish: lasso — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Thai: บ่วง (bùuang) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Thai: บ่วงบาศ — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Tibetan: ཞགས་པ (zhags pa) — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Turkish: kement — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Vietnamese: thòng lọng — a long rope with a sliding loop
  • Catalan: enllaçar — to catch with a lasso
  • Czech: zalasovat — to catch with a lasso
  • Finnish: lassota — to catch with a lasso
  • Hungarian: meglasszóz — to catch with a lasso
  • Icelandic: snara — to catch with a lasso
  • Portuguese: laçar — to catch with a lasso
  • Russian: заарка́нить (zaarkánitʹ) — to catch with a lasso
  • Spanish: lacear — to catch with a lasso
  • Spanish: lazar — to catch with a lasso
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