θηλιά — meaning in English

English meaning

• loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
• noose noun A loop of rope that tightens when pulled, most often associated with hangings or with the end of a lasso.

Senses

θηλιά is used for these senses in English:

• hangman's noose A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.
• noose An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

loop — full definition

1. noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
2. verb To make something into a loop shape, or move in a repeating circular path.
3. verb To play or repeat something over and over.

noose — full definition

1. noun A loop of rope that tightens when pulled, most often associated with hangings or with the end of a lasso.
2. verb To catch or trap something with a noose, or more generally to snare or ensnare.

Related Greek words