Main Difference
The main difference between Rope and Twine is that the Rope is a linear collection of plies, yarns or strands which are twisted or braided together and Twine is a light string or strong thread.
Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibers or 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 is thicker and stronger than similarly constructed cord, string, and twine.
Twine
Twine is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted, and then twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to a cord.
Natural fibres used for making twine include, wool, cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A variety of synthetic fibres are also used.
Rope (noun)
Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. t
“Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.”
Rope (noun)
An individual length of such material.
“The swinging bridge is constructed of 40 logs and 30 ropes.”
Rope (noun)
A cohesive strand of something.
Rope (noun)
A continuous stream.
Rope (noun)
A hard line drive.
“He hit a rope past third and into the corner.”
Rope (noun)
A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
Rope (noun)
A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
Rope (noun)
A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.s
Rope (noun)
A necklace of at least 1 meter in length.
Rope (noun)
Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
Rope (noun)
A unit of length equal to 20 feet.
Rope (noun)
Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol.
Rope (noun)
A shot of semen that a man releases during ejaculation.
Rope (noun)
The small intestines.
“the ropes of birds”
Rope (verb)
To tie (something) with something.
“The robber roped the victims.”
Rope (verb)
To throw a rope around (something).
“The cowboy roped the calf.”
Rope (verb)
To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
Rope (verb)
To commit suicide
“My life is a mess, I might as well rope.”
Twine (noun)
A twist; a convolution.
Twine (noun)
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
Twine (noun)
The act of twining or winding round.
Twine (noun)
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
“1965, Wilson Pickett, Don’t Fight It (blues song), BMI Music.”
Twine (verb)
To weave together.
Twine (verb)
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
Twine (verb)
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Twine (verb)
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
Twine (verb)
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
Twine (verb)
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
“Many plants twine.”
Twine (verb)
To turn round; to revolve.
Twine (verb)
To change the direction of.
Twine (verb)
To mingle; to mix.
Twine (noun)
strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.
Twine (noun)
an instance of moaning or complaining
“having a good twine today—well, I am British and we do love complaining!”
Twine (verb)
wind or cause to wind round something
“she twined her arms round his neck”
“the plant will twine round its support”
Twine (verb)
interlace
“a spray of jasmine was twined in her hair”
Twine (verb)
moan; complain
“stop twining on about the snow”
“Sorry—I don’t mean to moan at you. I’ve twined about it enough over the years”