rope out

English

Etymology

From rope (verb) +‎ out (adverb).

Verb

rope out (third-person singular simple present ropes out, present participle roping out, simple past and past participle roped out)

  1. (meteorology) Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.
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