lariat

lariat

English

Etymology

From Spanish la reata (“the lasso”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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.

Verb

lariat (third-person singular simple present lariats, present participle lariating, simple past and past participle lariated)

1. (transitive) To lasso.
   • 1880, Ballou's Monthly Magazine (volume 52, page 84)

     Here they dismounted, lariated their horses, in order that they might enjoy the long, green grass growing near the banks of the brook; and bathing their faces in the cool, sparkling water, they partook sparingly of their provisions.

Anagrams

• Altair, atrial, latria