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To marry ropes
Marry Mar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrying.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.] 1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place. Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself. --Gay. 2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def. 4. A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry. --Evelyn. 3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife. M[ae]cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life. --Bacon. 4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below. Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage is said only of the woman. They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never married to his mother. --Bp. Lloyd. 5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you. --Jer. iii. 14. To marry ropes. (Naut.) (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time. (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Meaning of ROPES from wikipedia

- strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope...
- Battling ropes (also known as battle ropes or heavy ropes) are used for fitness training to increase full body strength and conditioning. They were designed...
- Ropes is a surname, likely of a trade-related origin. People with the surname include: Adrian Ropes (1941–2004), Egyptian-born English television actor...
- on the ropes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. On the Ropes may refer to: On the Ropes (1999 film), an American do****entary film On the Ropes (2011 film)...
- Ropes & Gray LLP is an American multinational law firm with 14 offices located in the U.S., Asia and Europe. The firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and...
- Against the Ropes is a 2004 American sports drama film directed by Charles S. Dutton (in his feature film directorial debut) and starring Meg Ryan and...
- A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high elements, low elements, or some...
- The Ropes are an indie rock duo from New York City, composed of vocalist and b****ist Sharon Shy and multi-instrumentalist Toppy. Shy and Toppy founded...
- Look up ropes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ropes are groups of yarns, plies, fibers or strands that are twisted or braided together into larger...
- practised with ropes of 6–8 meters (20–26 feet) in length. Due to the generally larger physique of Western subjects, 7–8 meters (23–26 feet) ropes are commonly...