to make a knot
1knot — 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… …
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 …
3knot — knot1 knotless, adj. knotlike, adj. /not/, n., v., knotted, knotting. n. 1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord… …
4knot — 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… …
5knot´less — knot1 «not», noun, verb, knot|ted, knot|ting. –n. 1. a) a fastening made by tying or twining together pieces of one or more ropes, strings, or cords: »a square knot, a slipknot, a knot in a shoelace. b) …
6Knot — 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(?) …
7Knot theory — A three dimensional depiction of a thickened trefoil knot, the simplest non trivial knot …
8knot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an intertwining of a rope, string, tress of hair, etc., with another, itself, or something else to join or fasten together. b a set method of tying a knot (a reef knot). c a ribbon etc. tied as an ornament and worn on a dress… …
9Knot invariant — In the mathematical field of knot theory, a knot invariant is a quantity (in a broad sense) defined for each knot which is the same for equivalent knots. The equivalence is often given by ambient isotopy but can be given by homeomorphism. Some… …
10knot — I [[t]nɒt[/t]] n. v. knot•ted, knot•ting 1) navig. tex an interlacing, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob, for fastening two cords together or a cord to something else 2) cvb a tangled mass; snarl 3) clo an… …
