a looping or interlacing of string, thread, etc pulled tight to form a fastening or lump
a tangled mass, e.g. of hair
a piece of ribbon, braid etc tied as an ornament
a sense of tight constriction, esp in the stomach
a knot in the stomach
something hard to solve
a bond of union, esp the marriage bond
a protuberant lump or swelling in tissue
the base of a woody branch enclosed in the stem from which it arises
the cross-section of the base of a branch that appears in timber as a rounded usu cross-grained area
a cluster of people or things
a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour
at a rate of knots
informal very fast
get knotted
informal used in angry or contemptuous dismissal
tie in knots/tie (somebody) in knots
to bewilder or confuse (somebody) utterly
tie the knot
to get married
knotless adj
[Old English cnotta; related to cnyttan knit1]