rope out
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rope (verb) + out (adverb).
Verb
[edit]rope out (third-person singular simple present ropes out, present participle roping out, simple past and past participle roped out)
- (meteorology) Of a tornado funnel, to narrow and lengthen and perhaps curl into complex, rope-like shapes, usually during dissipation.