 | English  | German |  |
 | taut {adj} [rope, line, etc.] | 381 stramm [straff, Seil etc.] |  |
 | slack {adj} [rope, cable] | 132 schlapp [ugs.] [schlaff hängend] |  |
 | frayed {adj} {past-p} [rope, clothing, etc.] | 103 zerfasert |  |
 | ruptured {adj} {past-p} [e.g. rope] | 72 gerissen [z. B. Seil] |  |
 | tech. stranded {adj} {past-p} [rope] | 9 verseilt |  |
 | constr. tech. supporting {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cable or rope, framework, rod, tube] | 8 Trag- [z. B. Seil, Werk, Stange, Rohr] |  |
Verbs |
 | to stretch sth. [e.g. a rope, canvas] | 557 etw.Akk. spannen [Seil etc.] |  |
 | to break [rope etc.] | 472 zerreißen [Seil] |  |
 | to wind sth. [cable, rope] | 337 etw. rollen [aufrollen, spulen] |  |
 | to twist sth. [thread, rope] | 316 etw.Akk. dröseln [regional] [Faden drehen] |  |
 | to skip [with a skipping rope] | 55 seilspringen |  |
 | to skip [with a skipping rope] | 17 seilhüpfen |  |
 | to break [e.g. The rope has / is broken.] | durchreißen [z. B. Das Seil ist durchgerissen.] |  |
 | naut. to cut sth. [anchor rope etc.] | etw.Akk. kappen [Ankertau usw.] |  |
 | naut. to feaze [Br.] [become unravelled of a rope] | sich aufdrehen [von einem Tau] |  |
 | to funambulate [dated] [to dance or walk on a rope] | auf dem Seil tanzen [auf einem in der Luft gespannten Seil akrobatische Balanceakte ausführen] |  |
 | to strain [e. g. a rope] | gravieren [veraltet] [belasten] [z. B. ein Seil] |  |
 | to unloose [e.g. grip, rope] | lockermachen / locker machen [ugs.] |  |
Nouns |
 | naut. slack [of a rope or a hawser] | 351 Lose {f} [eines Taus] |  |
 | cord [rope] | 194 Seil {n} |  |
 | bight [bay; but also loop of a rope] | 92 Bucht {f} [geograph.; aber auch Schleife eines Taus] |  |
 | sling [loop of strap, rope, or chain used to carry, raise, or lower] | 66 Riemen {m} [zum Ziehen, Schleppen, Hängen etc.] |  |
 | naut. painter [mooring rope] | 39 Fangleine {f} |  |
 | ropewalk [lane or pathway where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope] | 20 Reeperbahn {f} [niederd. für: Reiferbahn] |  |
 | nucl. SCRAM [emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor] [acronym for safety control rod axe man, safety cut rope axe man] | 16 Reaktorschnellabschaltung {f} <RESA> |  |
 | sports float [on the lane rope] | 13 Schwimmkörper {m} [der Bahnleine] |  |
 | sports skipper [e.g. rope skipper] | 12 Springer {m} [Seilspringer etc.] |  |
 | naut. brace [rope at the end of a yardarm] | 8 Brasse {f} [Tau am Ende einer Rah] |  |
 | naut. loop [of rope] | 5 Bucht {f} [einer Leine] |  |
 | naut. baggywrinkle [rope yarns wound around parts of a ship's rigging] | Tausendbein {n} [seemännisches Knüpfwerk als Scheuerschutz] |  |
 | sports bungee [short for: bungee cord, bungee rope] | Bungeeseil {n} [auch: Bungee-Seil] |  |
 | naut. cleat [device for securing a rope] | Klampfe {f} [seltener für: Klampe] |  |
 | tech. crosslay [rope technology] | Gegenschlag {m} [Seiltechnik] |  |
 | tech. crosslay [rope technology] | Kreuzschlag {m} [Seiltechnik] |  |
 | eye [loop of a rope] | Auge {n} [Seilschlinge z. B. beim Schlagen eines Knotens] |  |
 | naut. footrope [also: foot rope] | Fußpferd {n} [bei Segelschiffen: Tau, auf dem die Seeleute stehen] |  |
 | sports slacker [slack rope walker] | Slackliner {m} |  |
 | sports slacklining [rope walking or balancing] | Slacken {n} [auf der Slackline balancieren] |  |
 | naut. tech. strand [rope] | Kardeel {n} [bei Fasertauwerk, Drahtseil] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | tech. low-tension {adj} [e.g. rope] | spannungsarm [z. B. Seil] |  |
 | three-strand {adj} [attr.] [wire, rope] | dreilitzig [Draht, Seil] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to become taut [rope, muscles, etc.] | sichAkk. spannen [sich straffen] [Seil, Muskeln etc.] |  |
 | to become taut [rope] | sichAkk. straffen [Seil] |  |
 | naut. to coil (up) [e.g. rope] | aufschießen [z. B. Seil, Leine] |  |
 | to duck under sth. [rope, tape etc.] | sichAkk. unter etw.Dat. hindurchbücken |  |
 | to ease down [a rope] | nachlassen [ein Seil] |  |
 | naut. to ease off sth. [rope] | etw.Akk. abfieren [Tau] |  |
 | naut. to pay out [rope] | ablaufen lassen |  |
 | to take up [rope in a coil] | aufspulen |  |
 | to take up [rope in a coil] | aufwickeln |  |