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Lariat vs Lasso - What's the difference?

lariat | lasso |

As nouns the difference between lariat and lasso

is that lariat is a lasso while lasso is a long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

As a verb lasso is

to catch with a lasso.

lariat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a lasso
  • *Around 1900 , O Henry,
  • *:Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.
  • a tether
  • (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

    * * *

    lasso

    English

    (wikipedia lasso)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
  • (computing) An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To catch with a lasso.

    • See also

    * lariat * noose ----