rope out

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rope (verb) +‎ out (adverb)

Verb[edit]

rope out (third-person singular simple present ropes out, present participle roping out, simple past and past participle roped out)

  1. (meteorology) Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.