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rope in
 
Verb rope in has 2 senses
  1. rope in, rope off, cordon off - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred"
    --1 is one way to enclose, inclose, shut in
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
    Somebody ----s something with something
  2. rope in - draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"
    --2 is one way to     persuade
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
ropable rope-a-dope rope-maker rope rope bridge rope burn rope climbing rope down rope in rope ladder rope off rope skipping rope tow rope up rope yard rope yarn ropebark

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