pull a noose

Frequency: 6.83.5 per million words

To pull on a noose to make it smaller.

nooseVERB + NOOSE

Categories:

pull

Examples (10)

  • Carefully pull the noose tighter to secure the knot.
  • He watched the hangman pull the noose, a grim silence falling over the crowd.
  • She had to pull the noose on the rope until it was snug.
  • In a symbolic gesture, he threatened to pull the noose on his own financial future.
  • The fisherman began to pull the noose of the net around his catch.
  • After explaining the mechanism, the instructor asked them to pull the noose to demonstrate.
  • The situation was getting desperate; it felt like someone was about to pull the noose on their last hope.
  • You must pull the noose with care, or the entire setup will unravel.
  • If you pull the noose too quickly, you risk damaging the delicate material.
  • The metaphor of a tightening grip made him think of someone slowly going to pull the noose on his freedom.