Rope vs. Twine

Ropenoun

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. t

Ropenoun

(countable) An individual length of such material.

Ropenoun

A cohesive strand of something.

Ropenoun

(dated) A continuous stream.

Ropenoun

(baseball) A hard line drive.

Ropenoun

(ceramics) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.

Ropenoun

(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

Ropenoun

(Jainism) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.s

Ropenoun

(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.

Ropenoun

(nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.

Ropenoun

(archaic) A unit of length equal to 20 feet.

Ropenoun

(slang) Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.

Ropenoun

A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.

Ropenoun

(in the plural) The small intestines.

Ropeverb

(transitive) To tie (something) with something.

Ropeverb

(transitive) To throw a rope around (something).

Ropeverb

(intransitive) To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.

Ropeverb

(slang) To commit suicide

Ropenoun

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.

Ropenoun

A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.

Ropenoun

The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.

Ropeverb

To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.

Ropeverb

To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.

Ropeverb

To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope.

Ropeverb

To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.

Ropeverb

To lasso (a steer, horse).

Ropeverb

To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.

Ropeverb

To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.

Ropenoun

a strong line

Ropenoun

street names for flunitrazepan

Ropeverb

catch with a lasso;

Ropeverb

fasten with a rope;

Rope

A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibers or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting.

Twinenoun

A twist; a convolution.

Twinenoun

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

Twinenoun

The act of twining or winding round.

Twinenoun

Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.

Twineverb

(transitive) To weave together.

Twineverb

(transitive) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.

Twineverb

(transitive) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To turn round; to revolve.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To change the direction of.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To mingle; to mix.

Twinenoun

A twist; a convolution.

Twinenoun

A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.

Twinenoun

The act of twining or winding round.

Twineverb

To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.

Twineverb

To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.

Twineverb

To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Twineverb

To change the direction of.

Twineverb

To mingle; to mix.

Twineverb

To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

Twineverb

To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

Twineverb

To turn round; to revolve.

Twineverb

To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.

Twinenoun

a lightweight cord

Twineverb

spin or twist together so as to form a cord;

Twineverb

coil around;

Twineverb

wrap or coil around;

Twineverb

make by twisting together or intertwining;

Twineverb

form into a spiral shape;

Twinenoun

strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.

Twinenoun

an instance of moaning or complaining

Twineverb

wind or cause to wind round something

Twineverb

interlace

Twineverb

moan; complain

Twine

Twine is a strong thread, light string or cord composed of two or more thinner strands twisted, and then twisted together (plied). The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cord and keeps it from unravelling.