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bolas

/ˈboʊləs/ /ˈboʊlɑːs/
noun

A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.

Examples:

weaponanimaldevice

Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "interconnected" - To connect to one another.
interconnectedverb
/ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd/ /ˌɪnɾərkəˈnɛktɪd/

To connect to one another.

"The Internet interconnects a set of networks."

Visual illustration for the word "weapon" - An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
weaponnoun
/ˈwɛ.pən/

An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

"The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon."

Visual illustration for the word "weights" - (physical) Matter, material.
weightsnoun
/weɪts/

(physical) Matter, material.

"The delivery truck struggled up the hill because of the heavy weights it was carrying. "

Visual illustration for the word "designed" - To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
designedverb
/dɪˈzaɪnd/

To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).

"The students designed posters for the school fair. "

Visual illustration for the word "spiders" - Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
spidersnoun
/ˈspaɪdərz/

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

"Spiders often build webs in the corners of our garage to catch insects. "

Visual illustration for the word "whirled" - To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
whirledverb
/wɜːld/ /wɝld/

To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

"The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience."

Visual illustration for the word "passing" - To change place.
passingverb
/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/

To change place.

"The train is passing the station, changing location. "

Visual illustration for the word "certain" - (with "the") Something certain.
certainnoun
/ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɜːtn̩/

(with "the") Something certain.

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

Visual illustration for the word "entangling" - To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated
entanglingverb
/ɪnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/ /ɛnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/

To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated

"The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net."

Visual illustration for the word "animals" - In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
animalsnoun
/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Visual illustration for the word "capture" - An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
capturenoun
/ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/ /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.

"The capture of the school bully was celebrated by the entire student body. "

Visual illustration for the word "throwing" - To change place.
throwingverb
/ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/

To change place.

"The strong wind was throwing the leaves from the trees onto the sidewalk. "