a string in a knot

  • 1knot — 01. She tied the string in a [knot]. 02. It was hard to chop the wood because it was full of [knots]. 03. The little boy had tied his shoelace in a [knot] and couldn t get it undone. 04. John showed me a good [knot] to use when tying the kayaks… …

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  • 2Knot tying — consists of the techniques and skills employed in tying a knot in rope, nylon webbing, or other articles.The tying of a knot may be very straightforward (such as with an overhand knot), or it may be more complicated, such as a monkey s fist knot …

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  • 3knot — 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… …

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  • 4knot — ► 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… …

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  • 5Knot theory — A three dimensional depiction of a thickened trefoil knot, the simplest non trivial knot …

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  • 6knot — knot1 [nɔt US na:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(string/rope etc)¦ 2¦(hair style)¦ 3¦(wood)¦ 4¦(ship s speed)¦ 5¦(people)¦ 6¦(feeling)¦ 7¦(hard mass)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: cnotta] 1.) …

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  • 7knot — I UK [nɒt] / US [nɑt] noun [countable] Word forms knot : singular knot plural knots ** 1) a point where string, rope, or cloth is tied together, or is twisted together and pulled tight Can you tie a knot in the end of this thread? a) a lump in… …

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  • 8knot — knot1 [ nat ] noun count ** ▸ 1 where rope etc. is tied ▸ 2 unit of speed ▸ 3 hard place in wood ▸ 4 woman s hairstyle ▸ 5 group of people/things ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a point where string, rope, or cloth is tied together, or is twisted together and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9Knot — For speeds, see Knot (unit). For other uses, see Knot (disambiguation). Some knots 1 Yarn knot ABoK #2688 2 Manrope knot 3 Granny knot 4 Rosebud stopper knot(?) …

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  • 10knot — 1 noun (C) 1 TIED STRING a join made by tying together two ends of rope, cloth, string etc: Here, let me fix the knot in your tie. | Can you help me undo this knot? 2 HAIR a) a mass of hairs, threads etc accidentally twisted together: I can t get …

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