knot

knot
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[[t]nɒt[/t]]
n. v. knot•ted, knot•ting
1) navig. tex an interlacing, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob, for fastening two cords together or a cord to something else
2) cvb a tangled mass; snarl
3) clo an ornamental piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself
4) a group or cluster of persons or things
5) bot the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins a tree trunk
6) a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber
7) bio frm a small lump or swelling
8) pat a constriction or cramping, as of a muscle
9) ppa any of various fungal diseases of trees forming an excrescence or gnarl
10) an intricate or difficult matter; complicated problem
11) naut.
a) navig. a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
b) navig. a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 m) on a line, marked off in knots, formerly used to measure distance
c) navig. a nautical mile
12) a bond or tie:
the knot of matrimony[/ex]
13) math. Math.
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14) to tie in a knot; form a knot in
15) to secure or fasten by a knot
16) to form protuberances or knobs in; make knotty
17) to become tied or tangled in a knot
18) to form knots or joints
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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME knot(te), OE cnotta, c. MLG knotte, MHG knotze knob, knot; akin to OHG chnoto, ON knūtr knot knot′ter, n. knot′less, adj. II
knot
[[t]nɒt[/t]] n.
orn either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere
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Etymology: 1425–75; late ME; orig. uncert.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • knot — knot1 [nät] n. [ME knotte < OE cnotta, akin to Du knot, Swed knut, Ger knoten < IE * gn eu t < base * gen , to press together > KNOB, KNEAD] 1. a lump or knob in a thread, cord, etc., formed by passing one free end through a loop and… …   English World dictionary

  • Knot — Knot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knotting}.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. Knotted curls. Drayton. [1913 Webster] As tight as I could knot the noose. Tennyson …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knot — ► NOUN 1) a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, etc. on itself and tightening it. 2) a tangled mass in hair, wool, etc. 3) a protuberance in a stem, branch, or root. 4) a hard mass in wood at the intersection of a trunk with a… …   English terms dictionary

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  • knot|ty — «NOT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. full of knots: »knotty wood. ... the knotty side of an old Pollarel tree (Keats). A modern kitchen with knotty pine cabinets and exhaust fans (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): gnarled …   Useful english dictionary

  • knot — knot. См. узел. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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