Parts of a rope

What name is given to the free or working end of the rope?

(marked A on the image)

• Standing part

• Running end

• Bight

• Loop

What name is given to the static end of the rope?

(marked B on the image)

• Standing part

• Running end

• Bight

• Loop

What name is given to a bend in the rope in which the rope does not cross itself?

(marked C on the image)

• Whipping

• Loop

• Turn

• Bight

What name is given to a ring or circle formed in the rope when the rope crosses itself?

(marked D on the image)

• Whipping

• Loop

• Turn

• Bight

What name is given to the method of preventing the rope from untwisting or fraying, usually by wrapping the end tightly with cord or tape?

(marked E on the image)

• Whipping

• Loop

• Turn

• Bight

What name is given to a loop around an object, such as a post, with the running end continuing in the opposite direction to the standing part?

(marked F on the image)

• Loop

• Bight

• Turn

• Round turn

What name is given to a loop around an object, such as a post, with the running end continuing in the same direction as the standing part?

(marked G on the image)

• Loop

• Bight

• Turn

• Round turn