running noose

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Noun
1. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
(synonym) noose, slip noose
(hypernym) loop
(hyponym) clinch, clench
(part-holonym) hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
(part-meronym) slipknot