Rope vs. Hank
Difference Between Rope and Hank
Ropenoun
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. t
Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.Hanknoun
A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
Ropenoun
(countable) An individual length of such material.
The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.Hanknoun
(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
Ropenoun
A cohesive strand of something.
Hanknoun
(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
Ropenoun
(dated) A continuous stream.
Hanknoun
(Ulster) Mess, tangle.
Ropenoun
(baseball) A hard line drive.
He hit a rope past third and into the corner.Hanknoun
A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
Ropenoun
(ceramics) A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
Hanknoun
(obsolete) Hold; influence.
Ropenoun
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
Hanknoun
(wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
Ropenoun
(Jainism) A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.s
Hankverb
(transitive) To form into hanks.
Ropenoun
(jewelry) A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.
Hankverb
To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
Ropenoun
(nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
Hanknoun
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
Ropenoun
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 20 feet.
Ropenoun
(slang) Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.
Ropenoun
A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.
Ropenoun
(in the plural) The small intestines.
the ropes of birdsRopeverb
(transitive) To tie (something) with something.
The robber roped the victims.Ropeverb
(transitive) To throw a rope around (something).
The cowboy roped the calf.Ropeverb
(intransitive) To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
Ropeverb
(slang) To commit suicide
My life is a mess, I might as well rope.Ropenoun
a strong line
Ropenoun
street names for flunitrazepan
Ropeverb
catch with a lasso;
rope cowsRopeverb
fasten with a rope;
rope the bag securely
