"stretch rope" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stretches rope [present, singular, third-person], stretching rope [participle, present], stretched rope [participle, past], stretched rope [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stretch rope (third-person singular simple present stretches rope, present participle stretching rope, simple past and past participle stretched rope)
  1. (US, slang, dated) To be executed by hanging. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-stretch_rope-en-verb-JPidyarF Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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