Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n?ud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Noose \Noose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.