ropes

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɹəʊps//
United States//ɹoʊps//

Basic skills of a job.

noun

1
Basic skills of a job.
show the ropes, learn the ropes
2
Also a form of ropeplural of rope

Etymology

In the sense of skills, a now figurative use that originally referred to literal ropes. The phrase “he knows the ropes” written on a seaman’s discharge meant that he was inexperienced and only familiar with a ship’s principal ropes.

verb

1
Also a form of ropethird-person singular simple present indicative of rope

rope · Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands…roper · One who ropes goods; a packer.Roper · A surname.

ropes · Basic skills of a job.

Ropes · A surname.rory · Covered by dew.Rory · A unisex given name. A male given name from Irish.

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