lasso
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
Example:
He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
- verbTo catch with a lasso.
Example:
He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.
- nounAn image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,988 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 49% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: s