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See also: Ropes
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In the sense of skills, a now figurative use that originally referred to literal ropes. The phrase “he knows the ropes” written on a seaman’s discharge meant that he was inexperienced and only familiar with a ship’s principal ropes.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹoʊps/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəʊps/
- Rhymes: -əʊps
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
ropes
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
ropes
- third-person singular simple present indicative of rope
References[edit]
- ^ William L. Brackin (1991 July) “Military Courtesy”, in Naval Orientation (NAVEDTRA; 12966), Washington, D.C.: Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity; United States Government Printing Office, →OCLC, pages 7-19.
Anagrams[edit]
- OPers., Peros, Perso-, S'pore, Soper, Spero, opers, pores, poser, preso, pro se, prose, reops, repos, soper, spore
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ropes
Lithuanian[edit]
Noun form[edit]
rópes
- accusative plural of rópė (“turnip”)
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ropes
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