Noose

Noose
A noose knot tied in kernmantle rope
NamesNoose, running knot
CategoryLoop
Relatedslip knot, overhand knot, double overhand noose, hangman's knot, running bowline, arbor knot
ReleasingNon-jamming
Typical useAnimal snares, knitting, hanging device, self tightening end loop
ABoK#1114,[1] #1803, #1789, #8, #43, #1825
Instructions[1]

A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over.

  1. ^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 204, ISBN 0-385-04025-3