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 [+]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).)
The Fifteenth Doctor was, as he personally stated, "very, very good with rope," (TV: Joy to the World [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2024 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).) having learned how to speak "the vocabulary of rope." (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023 (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).) He attempted to use rope as a means to hurtle the star seed into space in conjunction with his TARDIS, but his plan was ultimately negated when Joy Almondo chose to take it inside of her instead and allow it to bloom. (TV: Joy to the World [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2024 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).)