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English verb: rope in | |||
| 1. | rope in (contact) divide by means of a rope | ||
| Samples | The police roped off the area where the crime occurred. | ||
| Synonyms | cordon off, rope off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
| 2. | rope in (communication) draw in as if with a rope; lure | ||
| Samples | The agent had roped in several customers. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persuade | ||
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