Rope vs. Hank

Rope vs. Hank — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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.

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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 birds

Ropeverb

(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 cows

Ropeverb

fasten with a rope;

rope the bag securely