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- Dictionaryknot/nɒt/
noun
- 1. a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it: "tie a knot at the end of the cord" Similar
- 2. a tangled mass in something such as hair or wool.
verb
- 1. fasten with a knot: "the scarves were knotted loosely around their throats"
- 2. make (something, especially hair) tangled: "the shampoo knotted my hair terribly"
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The meaning of KNOT is an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying together). How to use knot in a sentence.
KNOT definition: 1. a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.: 2. a…. Learn more.
Knot definition: an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.. See examples of KNOT used in a sentence.
A knot is a securely fastened loop of string, rope, or fabric. Before kids learn to tie their shoelaces, they first have to learn to tie a simple knot. If someone asks you to "tie the knot," give it some thought since they are asking you to get married.
KNOT meaning: 1. a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.: 2. a…. Learn more.
knot. (nɒt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense knots, present participle knotting, past tense, past participle knotted. 1.countable noun. If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight.
a small group of people standing close together. Little knots of people had gathered at the entrance. of muscles. a tight, hard feeling in the stomach, throat, etc. caused by nerves, anger, etc. My stomach was in knots. I could feel a knot of fear in my throat. speed of boat/plane.
(British English, informal, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to go away or of telling them that you are annoyed with them. See knot in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: knot. Definition of knot verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
KNOT definition: 1. a place where pieces of string, rope, etc have been tied together 2. a unit for measuring the…. Learn more.
KNOT meaning: 1 : a part that forms when you tie a piece of rope, string, fabric, etc., to itself or to something else; 2 : a part where something has become twisted or wrapped around itself often used figuratively
