rope

Everyday

1. A rope is a strong, thick cord made of twisted strands, used for pulling, tying or climbing. tree →
2. A skipping rope (jump rope in the USA) is a rope you jump over. tree →
3. To rope is to tie with a rope, or to catch an animal with a loop of rope. tree →
4. «Learn the ropes» means learn how to do a job. tree →
5. «On the ropes» means in trouble. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a length cut into pieces or joined; jump rope counts jumps; ropes tied together add lengths. In PE: climbing ropes, tug-of-war, skipping. In science: twisting many thin strands makes a strong rope; ropes and pulleys lift heavy things. In stories: cowboys roping cattle; «learn the ropes».

Examples

• A rope is 20 meters long. tree →
• He cuts the rope into 4 equal pieces. tree →
• She skipped rope 50 times. tree →
• They tied two ropes of 6 m and 9 m together. tree →
• We climbed the rope in PE. tree →
• Both teams pulled hard in the tug-of-war rope. tree →
• The cowboy roped the calf. tree →
• A pulley and a rope can lift heavy loads. tree →
• It took her a week to learn the ropes at her new school. tree →
• Now tie the rope round my body." tree →

Note

Cutting is division or subtraction, joining is addition. Trap: the number of cuts is one less than the number of pieces. A knot uses up some rope, so tied ropes may be a little shorter than the sum. Safety: never put a rope around anyone's neck, even in play.

In Jewish tradition

Ropes bind Samson, and "cords" and cart ropes are a picture of how people drag sin along with them. In the primary lessons: In maths: a length cut into pieces or joined; jump rope counts jumps; ropes tied together add lengths. In PE: climbing ropes, tug-of-war, skipping. In science: twisting many thin strands makes a strong rope; ropes and pulleys lift heavy things. In stories: cowboys roping cattle; «learn the ropes».

Examples

• Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope, (Prophets ISA.5.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. (Prophets JDG.16.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he said unto her: 'If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.' (Prophets JDG.16.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Cutting is division or subtraction, joining is addition. Trap: the number of cuts is one less than the number of pieces. A knot uses up some rope, so tied ropes may be a little shorter than the sum. Safety: never put a rope around anyone's neck, even in play.