A rope used as a barrier to separate spectators from the spectacle they are observing.

plural of drag-rope

Alternative spelling of towrope

plural of rope tornado

(US, slang, dated) To be executed by hanging.

(idiomatic) The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope. / (idiomatic) The point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay.

(nautical) normal rope in which three strands are laid up against the twist

(nautical) A very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.

(slang, vulgar) To engage in futile or impossible activity. / (slang, vulgar, imperative) Used as an abrupt dismissal.

(idiomatic) Money exchanged for goods of low value.