D defs.my
Menu ☰
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lariat

/(lăr"ĭ*ăt)/ · Lar·i·at · IPA /ˈlæɹɪət/
01 n. A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for p…
  1. 1.
    A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering.[Mexico & Western U.S.]
02 v. t. To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.
imp. & p. p. Lariated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lariating
  1. 1.
    To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.[Western U.S.]