—knot /nɒt/ aep /nɑːt/
noun [C] (FASTENING)
► C2 a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.: » to tie a knotThesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying• • •
Extra Examples:» She tied the ribbon tightly in a knot.» I can't untie the knot - it's too tight.» After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.» Can you tie a knot in this piece of string?» The rope was full of knots.noun [C] (GROUP)
► F0 a small group of people standing close together: » Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peoplenoun [C] (MASS)
► F0 a tight mass, for example of hair or string: » Alice's hair is always full of knots and tangles.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingnoun [C] (WOOD)
► F0 a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the treeThesaurus+: ↑Parts of plantsnoun [C] SPECIALIZED (MEASUREMENT)
► F0 a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air. One knot is one nautical mile per hour: » a top speed of about 20 knotsThesaurus+: ↑Sailing and boatingThesaurus+: ↑Measurements of speedverb [I] (-tt-) (FORM MASS) ↑Verb Endings for knot
► F0 to form a tight, hard, rounded mass: » His muscles knotted (= swelled) with the strain.Thesaurus+: ↑Bending, twisting and curvingknotted /ˈnɒt.ɪd/ aep /ˈnɑː.t̬ɪd/ adjective► F0» a knotted ropeThesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying
verb [T] (-tt-) (FASTEN) ↑Verb Endings for knot
► F0 to tie in or with a knot: » He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingknotted /ˈnɒt.ɪd/ aep /ˈnɑː.t̬ɪd/ adjective► F0» a knotted ropeThesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying