lasso

1. N-COUNT A lasso is a long rope with a loop at one end, used especially by cowboys for catching cattle. (尤指牛仔捕牛用的)套索

2. V-T If you lasso an animal, you catch it by throwing a lasso around its neck and pulling it tight. 抛套索套捕(动物)

Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle. 牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。