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noun (plural knots) |
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1. object made by tying: a usually hard, lump-shaped object formed when a strand of something such as string or rope is interlaced with itself or another strand and pulled tight
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2. way of tying: a way of joining or securing lengths of rope, thread, or other strands by tying the material together or around itself
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3. tangled mass: a tightly tangled mass of strands that are hard to separate
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4. tight group: a number of people or things grouped closely together
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5. tense feeling: a feeling of tightness or anxiety
  a knot in my stomach
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6. close emotional tie: a deep bond, especially marriage
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7. decoration: a piece of material such as ribbon or braid tied in a knot or bow and used as a decoration
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8. problem: a difficult or complex problem
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9. lump on tree: a lump on a tree trunk or branch
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10. hard patch on tree: a hard patch on a tree out of which a branch or stem grows
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11. woodwork dark whorl in lumber: a hard dark colored patch in cut wood at a point where a branch or stem formerly grew out of the tree
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12. medicine lump in body: a node, ganglion, lump, or swelling in the body
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13. measurements unit of speed: a unit of measurement for the speed at which a ship or aircraft travels, equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kph (1.15 statute mph.)
Symbol kn
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14. nautical indicator measuring ship's speed: a division on a log line used for calculating the speed of a ship
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15. nautical measurements
Same as nautical mile
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verb (past and past participle knot·ted, present participle knot·ting, 3rd person present singular knots) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make knot: to tie something in a knot, or be tied with a knot
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2. transitive and intransitive verb entangle: to tangle something, or become tangled
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3. transitive verb make something with pattern of knots: to produce something such as a piece of macramé that consists of a pattern of decorative knots
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4. transitive and intransitive verb become tense: to become tight or tense with anxiety or fear, or cause something to become so
My stomach knotted up.
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| [ Old English cnotta< Germanic, "round lump"] |
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| knot·ter noun |
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tie somebody (up) in knots to confuse somebody completely, especially in trying to explain something
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tie the knot to get married (informal)
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