verb
- throwing a lasso to catch livestock or other animals
Usage: present participle of lariat; chiefly Western U.S.
Examples
- The cowboy was lariating cattle across the open range.
- He practiced lariating for hours to perfect his technique.
- The ranch hands spent the morning lariating wild horses.
- She learned lariating from her grandfather, a skilled roper.
- Lariating requires both strength and precision with the rope.