# roping

Pronunciation: say "ROHP-ing" US /ˈɹoʊpɪŋ/, UK /ˈɹəʊpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of rope. — present participle and gerund of rope
   - Simple: Present participle of rope. Use this form for the action happening now or as a name for the activity.
   - _She spent the afternoon roping the fence posts together for the new paddock._
   - _Roping the runaway steer proved harder than he had expected._

## Noun

2. The practice of catching an animal by means of a rope.
   - Simple: The skill or sport of catching an animal using a rope.
   - _The rancher learned roping as a young boy on his family's farm._
   - _Team roping requires two riders working together to catch a single steer._

## Adjective

3. Forming sticky, stringy threads; thick and glutinous.
   - Simple: Thick and stringy, like syrup that stretches into long threads.

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