knot

[US]/nɒt/
[UK]/nɑːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a fastening made by tying a piece of rope, string, etc. in a knot; a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour
vt. to tie or fasten in a knot
vi. to form a knot

Phrases & Collocations

Tie a knot

Untie the knot

Knot in wood

Knot in rope

Tighten the knot

Slip knot

Secure the knot

Loosen the knot

tie the knot

chinese knot

gordian knot

love knot

root knot

Example Sentences

a knot of onlookers.

a knot in a gland.

the knot was difficult to undo.

to knot the rope tightly

to disentangle a knot

a knot of fear in my stomach.

to tie a knot in a piece of string

He made a knot in the rope.

the knot of tension at the back of her neck.

tie a knot in one end of the cotton.

he began to worry at the knot in the cord.

Will you knot the rope round the post?

Loop that end of the rope through this and knot it.

Tie the knot as tight as you can.

Can you undo this knot?

four hundred knots of delta-v.

the little knot of people clustered around the doorway.

a knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed.

at a speed of eight knots under sail.

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