(n): a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
(n): a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
(n): anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
(v): make a noose in or of
(v): make a loop in
(v): secure with a noose
(v): cause to be firmly attached
c1604 Charlemagne (1938) V. 79 Am I then noossd..am I lymed.