lariat

English

Etymology

From Spanish la reata ‘the lasso’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæɹɪət/

Noun

lariat (plural lariats)

1. a lasso
   • Around 1900, O Henry, A Call Loan

     Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.

2. a tether
3. (wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.

Anagrams

• Altair
• atrial
• latria