The difference between Rope and Twine
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 twine means a twist.
When used as verbs, rope means to tie (something) with something, whereas twine means to weave together.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rope and Twine
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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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Twine as a noun:
A twist; a convolution.
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Twine as a noun:
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
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Twine as a noun:
The act of twining or winding round.
Examples:
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Twine as a noun:
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
Examples:
"'1965, Wilson Pickett, ''Don't Fight It'' (blues song), BMI Music."
"* The way you jerk, the way you do the twine / You're too much, baby; I'd like to make you mine [...]"
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To weave together.
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
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Twine as a verb (transitive):
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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Twine as a verb (intransitive):
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
Examples:
"Many plants twine."
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To turn round; to revolve.
Examples:
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To change the direction of.
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Twine as a verb (obsolete):
To mingle; to mix.
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Twine as a verb: