The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LASHING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1967.
Rope or wire crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LASHING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rope or wire
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cable
- lashing
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- tightrope
- clothesline
- guy
- net
- serve
- staying
- stays
- jackstay
- mesh
Crossword Answer definitions
LASHING verb- To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- To ply the whip; to strike.
- To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
- (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
- The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
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