rope off

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divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred"
If you rope off an area, you tie ropes between posts all around its edges so that people cannot enter it without permission. You should rope off a big field and sell tickets
rope off

    Turkish pronunciation

    rōp ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈrōp ˈôf/ /ˈroʊp ˈɔːf/

    Etymology

    [ 'rOp ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rAp; akin to Old High German reif hoop.
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