Noose
To see a noose hanging from a tree, denotes fear and anxiety.
To see a noose around someone else's neck, signifies repressed anger and rage at a that person or towards a particular condition.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose [syn: snare, gin, noose]
- 2: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: noose, running noose, slip noose]
- v. 1: make a noose in or of
- 2: secure with a noose