bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

bola - a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin

brace - a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it

brail - a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in

bungee, bungee cord - an elasticized rope

cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

cordage - the ropes in the rigging of a ship

guide rope - a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane

halliard, halyard - a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag

hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp - a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

harpoon line - a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat

hawser - large heavy rope for nautical use

jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope - a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it

lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"

lariat, reata, riata, lasso - a long noosed rope used to catch animals

line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

prolonge - a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage

small stuff - any light rope used on shipboard

tier - something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"

tightrope - tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

trip line - a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance

hemp - a plant fiber

jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

sisal, sisal hemp - a plant fiber used for making rope

flunitrazepan, Rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia

capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"