noose
noun
[ nuːs ]
• a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people.
• "he began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat"
noose
verb
• put a noose on (someone).
• "she was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner"
Origin:
late Middle English: probably via Old French no(u)s from Latin nodus ‘knot’.
