knot


Definition: Meaning of, knot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nɒt /

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knot knots
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  1. string/rope etc a part where one or more pieces of string, rope, cloth etc have been tied or twisted together
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  2. string/rope etc a part where hair, a thread etc has become accidentally twisted together
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  3. hair style a hair style in which your hair is arranged in a tight round shape on top of your head
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  4. wood a hard round place in a piece of wood where a branch once joined the tree
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  5. ship's speed a unit for measuring the speed of ships and aircraft, equal to about 1853 metres per hour
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  6. people a small group of people standing close together
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  7. feeling a tight uncomfortable feeling caused by a strong emotion such as fear or anger
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  8. hard mass a tight painful place in a muscle
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
knot knotted knotted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
knotting knots
  1. [transitive] to tie together two ends or pieces of string, rope, cloth etc
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  2. [intransitive] if hair, a thread etc knots, it becomes twisted together
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] if a muscle or other part of your body knots, or is knotted, it feels tight and uncomfortable
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knot used in phrases

  • French knot (noun)
    1. a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric
  • Gordian knot (noun)
    1. cut/untie the Gordian knot to quickly solve a difficult problem by determined action
  • Matthew Walker knot (noun)
    1. a kind of stopper knot
  • Windsor knot (noun)
    1. a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie
  • barrel knot (noun)
    1. a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
  • black knot (noun)
    1. disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches
  • blood knot (noun)
    1. a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
  • bowline knot (noun)
    1. a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
  • fisherman's knot (noun)
    1. a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
  • flat knot (noun)
    1. a square knot used in a reef line
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