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Rope off meaning

Rope off is a phrasal verb that means to surround a place with ropes so that people cannot enter.

Past simple
roped off
Past participle
roped off
-ing form
roping off

What rope off means

exclude with ropesB2

To surround a place with ropes so that people cannot enter

Police roped off the area around the damaged building.

Similar phrasal verbs

With rope: rope in.

With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.

Common questions

What does rope off mean?

To surround a place with ropes so that people cannot enter.

What is the past tense of rope off?

Roped off, which is also its past participle.

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