knot 1 (n t)n.1. a. A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope. b. A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way. 2. A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid. 3. A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond. 4. A tight cluster of persons or things: a knot of onlookers. 5. A feeling of tightness: a knot of fear in my stomach. 6. A complex problem. 7. a. A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows. b. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node. 8. A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue: a knot in a gland. 9. a. Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship. b. Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour. c. A distance of one nautical mile. v. knot·ted, knot·ting, knots v.tr.1. To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots. 2. To snarl or entangle. 3. To cause to form a knot or knots. v.intr.1. To form a knot or knots. 2. To become snarled or entangled.
[Middle English, from Old English cnotta.] Usage Note: In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of "per hour." Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour). | knot1 barrel and figure-eight knots |
knot Noun 1. a fastening formed by looping and tying pieces of rope, cord, or string 2. a tangle, such as in hair 3. a decorative bow, such as of ribbon 4. a small cluster or huddled group: a knot of passengers gathered on the platform 5. a bond: to tie the knot of friendship 6. a. a hard mass of wood where a branch joins the trunk of a tree b. a cross section of this visible in timber 7. a feeling of tightness, caused by tension or nervousness: a dull knot of anxiety that sat in the pit of her stomach 8. a unit of speed used by ships and aircraft, equal to one nautical mile per hour 9. at a rate of knots very fast 10. tie someone in knots to confuse someone completely Verb [knotting, knotted] 1. to tie or fasten in a knot 2. to form into a knot 3. to entangle or become entangled [Old English cnotta] knotted adj
knotless adj
Knot a small cluster or group of persons or things.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | knot - 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" | | 2. | knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another objectbarrel knot, blood knot - a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times bow, bowknot - a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces carrick bend - a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers clove hitch - a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar figure eight, figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose Gordian knot - an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia half hitch - a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot loop knot - any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope overhand knot - a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots) slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made square knot - a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords stopper knot - a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole surgeon's knot - any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures Turk's head - an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban | | 3. | knot - a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes | | 4. |  knot - 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" | | 5. | knot - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | | 6. | knot - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by designraggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven | | 7. |  knot - a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemispheresandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers | | Verb | 1. | knot - make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted her fingers"macrame - make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder" | | 2. | knot - tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" | | 3. | knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" |
knot noun 2. group, company, set, band, crowd, pack, squad, circle, crew ( informal) gang, mob, clique, assemblage  Translations knot [nɔt] n ( gen) → nudo
 knot [nɔt] n ( gen) → nœud m
 knot [nɔt] n → Knoten m; (knot together) → verknoten;
 knot [nɔt] n → nodo
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