verb
divide by means of a rope
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The police roped off the area where the crime occurred
• Syn: ↑rope in, ↑cordon off
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody PP
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Somebody ——s something PP
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Somebody ——s something with something
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ˌrope ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rope off he/she/it ropes off present participle roping off past tense roped off past participle roped off] phrasal verb
to enclose an area using ropes, usually because of danger
The path was roped off on either side.
Thesaurus: to surround or put something around somethingsynonym
Main entry: rope
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rope off [phrasal verb]
The police roped off the street for the summer festival.
Part of the exhibit had been roped off.
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Main Entry: ↑rope
Useful english dictionary. 2012.