verb
- past tense of lariat; caught or secured with a lasso or rope
Usage: chiefly Western U.S.
adjective
- secured or tied with a lariat (lasso); bound with a rope
Usage: chiefly Western U.S.
Examples
- The cowboy lariated the wild horse with a swift throw.
- The cattle were lariated and led back to the ranch.
- A lariated pony stood tethered near the barn.
- He lariated the stray calf before it could run off.
- The lariated animals were secured for the night.