ropes

== English == === Etymology === In the sense of skills, a now figurative use that originally referred to literal ropes. The phrase “he knows the ropes” written on a seaman’s discharge meant that he was inexperienced and only familiar with a ship’s principal ropes. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɹoʊps/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəʊps/ Rhymes: -əʊps === Noun === ropes plural of rope (in the plural, with the) Basic skills of a job. show the ropes, learn the ropes ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === ropes third-person singular simple present indicative of rope === References === === Anagrams === Prose, S'pore, reops, Soper, ERPOs, spore, Poers, Spero, Perso-, soper, Peros, preso, prose, OPers., poser, pores, Poser, repos, opers, pro se == Asturian == === Noun === ropes plural of ropa == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈroːpʲɛs] Rhymes: -oːpʲɛs Syllabification: ró‧pes === Noun === rópes accusative plural of rópė (“turnip”) == Middle English == === Noun === ropes plural of rop (“rope”)