rope (in)

verb

Definition of rope (in)next
as in to lead on

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  1. draw in
  2. persuade
  3. snow
  4. lure
Verb
  • This has drawn in a flood of tourists since the country reopened its doors in 2022.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
  • With the advent of streaming, Dan drew in a new generation of fans.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of draw in
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  • Sometimes, for example, rogue loan officers or real estate agents persuade an elderly homeowner to sign false loan documents and keep the proceeds for themselves.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • As Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on all Chinese imports, China agreeing to sell TikTok to a US buyer could help persuade Trump to diminish those blows, the thinking goes.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • The weather service's White Lake office said the region will see rain and snow this New Year's Eve.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Cooler air aloft will gradually change most precipitation to snow this afternoon.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of snow
Verb
  • The badgers are no longer gassed, they are mostly now lured into fields at night and shot by specialist teams of exterminators.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Geyser, along with her co-defendant Anissa Weier, lured Leutner into the woods during a sleepover in 2014 to play hide-and-seek.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of lure
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