American English pronunciation
How to pronounce knot
IPA transcription: ['nɑt]
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Noun
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a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
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a tight cluster of people or things
“a small knot of women listened to his sermon”
“the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest”
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any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
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a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
“the saw buckled when it hit a knot”
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something twisted and tight and swollen
“their muscles stood out in knots”
“the old man's fists were two great gnarls”
“his stomach was in knots”
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soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
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a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Verb
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make into knots; make knots out of
“She knotted her fingers”
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tie or fasten into a knot
“knot the shoelaces”
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tangle or complicate
“a ravelled story”
Usage examples
- Topologically, the interlaced form of the plain triquetra is a trefoil knot.
- He always kept plenty of banknotes in his wallet
- Riley noted that he had never seen the knot described in any reference book.
- Wright and Magowan called this less secure loop knot the "half-hitch noose".
- One coil makes it equivalent to the simple running knot.
- But if she tied a knot, she could stop the enemy from moving.
- Perkins Bacon provided banknotes for many banks, and foreign countries with postage stamps.
- The Notable Knot Index recommends the tumble hitch as a more stable hitch.
- We are travelling at fifteen knots.
- Manx versions of the euro coins and euro banknotes were designed.