running noose

Noun running noose has 1 sense

• running noose(n = noun.artifact) noose, slip noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled;
has particulars: clench, clinch
is a part of halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie, lariat, lasso, reata, riata
has parts: slipknot
is a kind of loop