noose
Sign in to saveA noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.
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- Knot.name
- Noose
- Knot.names
- running knot
- Knot.image
- NooseKnot.jpg
- Knot.caption
- A noose knot tied in kernmantle rope
- Knot.type
- Loop
- Knot.related
- Slip knot, overhand knot, double overhand noose, hangman's knot, running bowline, arbor knot
- Knot.releasing
- Non-jamming
- Knot.uses
- Animal snares, knitting, hanging device, self tightening end loop
- Knot.abok_number
- 8, #43, #1114, #1789, #1803, #1825
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- Tying
- Use in hanging
- Use in intimidation and hate-based racial politics
- Bubba Wallace incident
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A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.
== Tying == thumb|150 px|The noose knot is a slipped version of the overhand knot The knot is tied by forming a turn in the end of a rope, and then passing a bight in the standing part through. The noose knot is a slipped version of the overhand knot.