Noun & verb · /nuːs/ · a loop that tightens under tension
Definition
A loop formed in a rope by a slipknot, which tightens the more it is pulled. As a verb: to catch or secure with a noose. Figuratively: a trap or a dangerously constraining situation.
Origin
Mid 15th century. From Old French nos or nous, from Latin nodus — a knot. The figurative sense of an inescapable trap developed shortly after.
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