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    REATA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A long noosed rope used to catch animalsplay

    Synonyms:

    lariat; lasso; reata; riata

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("reata" is a kind of...):

    rope (a strong line)

    Meronyms (parts of "reata"):

    noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)

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