Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rope_in

2 senses of rope in

Sense 1
rope in, rope off, cordon off -- (divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred")
       => enclose, close in, inclose, shut in -- (surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence")

Sense 2
rope in -- (draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers")
       => persuade -- (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!")