A rope, also called a painter when used on a boat, (AUDIO: Dead London) was an object used to tie other objects or people down. Rope could also be used to construct a rope bridge. (TV: "The Snows of Terror") According to the Fifteenth Doctor, it also had its own vocabulary. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023 (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)
In August 79, the Sibylline Sisterhood tied Donna Noble down with ropes before trying to murder her, but the Tenth Doctor freed Donna with his sonic screwdriver. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]James Moran, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)
The funambulist Spring-heeled Sophie made a living by walking across a tightrope. (AUDIO: Dead London)
Rope was often used to form a boundary line in cricket. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
The Twelfth Doctor kept rope inside his TARDIS. (TV: Empress of Mars [+]Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who series 10 (BBC One, 2017).)