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ropes

SayROHPS/ɹoʊps/UK/ɹəʊps/

3 meanings of ropes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of rope. Use this form when there is more than one rope.

    The sailors coiled the wet ropes on the deck.

    We tied the tent down with three strong ropes.

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  2. 2
    nounplural
    The basic skills you need to do a job well.

    Like learning where everything is when you move into a new house.

    It took her a few weeks to learn the ropes at the new restaurant.

    A friendly coworker showed me the ropes on my first day.

    Similarbasics, procedures, routine, drill

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  3. 3
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of rope. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    The cowboy ropes a calf in every rodeo event.

    She ropes the small boat to the dock each evening.

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ropes is a form of rope

rope, noun: A strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, or one piece of it, used for tying, pulling, or climbing. Full entry

Forms
roperopes plural
Spelling
rope → ropes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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Origin

This comes from real ropes on ships. "He knows the ropes" was once written on a sailor's discharge to mean he was still new and only knew the ship's main ropes.