Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do.
WordNet
v. divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred" [syn: rope off, cordon off]
draw in as if with a rope; lure; "The agent had roped in several customers"
Usage examples of "rope in".
Then he took the rope with only a few meters of slack, looped it behind his back, and gripped the end of the rope in his left hand, holding the rest of the line tight against his body with his right.
Holding the free end of the rope in one hand and the reins in the other, he prepared to mount but stopped when he saw no stirrup.
Its front was carved in the likeness of a cross-legged man wearing a jaguar mask and holding a rope in either hand.
He gazed out at the young girls playing informal games of soccer or jump rope in the school yard.
The friendly man untied the rope from the least sorry of the rowboats, put the rope in Johnny's hand, wished him luck and went back to his shack.
Then he crouched on the wharf, the bit of rope in his hand and gave instructions about boats.
Carol Gerber was sitting on a bench with her jump-rope in her lap, watching them.