The term "rope trick" can refer to more than one thing.
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rope trick — noun 1. A disappearing trick with a rope 2. Poss a rhetorical figure, or, according to some, a trick deserving the gallows (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑rope … Useful english dictionary
Rope trick effect — Rope trick is the term given by physicist John Malik to the curious lines and spikes which emanate from the fireball of certain nuclear explosions just after detonation.DescriptionThe photograph at the right specifically shows two unusual… … Wikipedia
Indian rope trick — The Indian rope trick is stage magic said to have been performed in and around India about the 1800s. Sometimes described as the world’s greatest illusion , it involved a magician, a length of rope, and one or more boy assistants.The trickThere… … Wikipedia
Cut and restore rope trick — The cut and restore rope trick is a magic effect in which the performer cuts a piece of rope (Usually tied into a knot) which then appears to be magically restored. Sometimes the trick is done with a piece of string, a handkerchief, or a turban… … Wikipedia
Indian rope-trick — noun The supposed Indian trick of climbing an unsupported rope • • • Main Entry: ↑Indian … Useful english dictionary
Indian rope trick — noun the supposed feat of climbing an upright, unsupported length of rope … English new terms dictionary
Indian rope trick — noun an illusion whereby a rope is made to stand upright as if suspended from an invisible attachment, allowing the magician to climb up it …
rope — [rōp] n. [ME rop < OE rap, akin to Ger reif (Goth raip) < IE * reip , rag, piece of cloth < base * rei , to tear > REAP, REEF2] 1. a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fiber, thin wires, leather strips, etc. 2. [pl.]… … English World dictionary
Trick roping — is an entertainment or competitive art involving the spinning of a lasso or lariat. It is particularly associated with wild west shows or western arts in the United States.The lasso is a well known tool of American cowboys, who developed rope… … Wikipedia
rope into — trick, persuade by pressuring someone I didn t want to help with the dinner but I was roped into doing it by my best friend … Idioms and examples
