noose

A loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled.

A snare or trap.

To capture or hold by or as if by a noose.

To make a noose of or in.

A running knot or slip-knot. See slip-knot.

A loop formed by or fastened with a running knot or slip-knot, as that in a hangman’s halter, or in a lasso; hence, a snare; a gin.

To knot; entangle in or as in a knot.

To catch or insnare by or as by a noose.

To furnish with a noose or running knot.

To decorate with something resembling a noose.