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

1 sense of rope up

Sense 1
rope up -- (attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")