The difference between Rope and Sheet
When used as nouns, rope means thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line, whereas sheet means a thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
When used as verbs, rope means to tie (something) with something, whereas sheet means to cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rope and Sheet
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Rope as a noun (uncountable):
Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
Examples:
"Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers."
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Rope as a noun (countable):
An individual length of such material.
Examples:
"The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes."
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Rope as a noun:
A cohesive strand of something.
Examples:
"The duchess wore a rope of pearls to the soirée."
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Rope as a noun (dated):
A continuous stream.
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Rope as a noun (baseball):
A hard line drive.
Examples:
"He hit a rope past third and into the corner."
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Rope as a noun (ceramics):
A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
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Rope as a noun (computer science):
A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
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Rope as a noun (Jainism):
A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.
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Rope as a noun (jewelry):
A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.
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Rope as a noun (nautical):
Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
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Rope as a noun (archaic):
A unit of length equal to 20 feet.
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Rope as a noun (slang):
Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.
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Rope as a noun (slang, vulgar):
A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.
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Rope as a noun (in the plural):
The small intestines.
Examples:
"the ropes of birds"
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Rope as a verb (transitive):
To tie (something) with something.
Examples:
"The robber roped the victims."
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Rope as a verb (transitive):
To throw a rope around (something).
Examples:
"The cowboy roped the calf."
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Rope as a verb (intransitive):
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
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Rope as a verb (slang):
To commit suicide.
Examples:
"My life is a mess, I might as well rope."
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Sheet as a noun:
A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
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Sheet as a noun:
A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
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Sheet as a noun:
A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
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Sheet as a noun:
A thin, flat layer of solid material.
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Sheet as a noun:
A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
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Sheet as a noun (nautical):
A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
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Sheet as a noun (nautical, nonstandard):
A sail.
Examples:
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Sheet as a noun (curling):
The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
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Sheet as a noun (nonstandard):
A layer of veneer.
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Sheet as a noun (figuratively):
Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
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Sheet as a noun (geology):
An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
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Sheet as a noun (nautical):
The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
Examples:
"fore sheets; stern sheets"
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Sheet as a verb (transitive):
To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
Examples:
"Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting."
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Sheet as a verb (transitive):
To form into sheets.
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Sheet as a verb (intransitive):
Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
Examples:
"We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long."
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Sheet as a verb (nautical):
To trim a sail using a sheet.