- knot
- I UK [nɒt] / US [nɑt]
noun [countable]
Word forms "knot":
singular knot plural knots
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1) a point where string, rope, or cloth is tied together, or is twisted together and pulled tightCan you tie a knot in the end of this thread?
a) a lump in fibre, string, or hair where it has become twisted togetherI've got my shoelaces in a knot.
Let's get those knots out of your hair.
b) a particular way of twisting or tying rope or string together2) literary an unpleasant tight feeling, especially in your stomach, that you get when you are afraid, excited, or worrieda little knot of fear
3) a round hard place in a piece of wood where a branch grew4) mainly literary a small group of people or things5) a woman's hairstyle with the hair tied into a round shape6) a unit for measuring the speed of ships, aircraft, and wind, equal to one nautical mile per hour•See:tie I
II UK [nɒt] / US [nɑt] verb
Word forms "knot":
present tense I/you/we/they knot he/she/it knots present participle knotting past tense knotted past participle knotted1)a) [transitive] to tie a knot in rope, string, or clothb) [intransitive/transitive] to become twisted together, or to allow fibres, string, or hair to become twisted together2) [intransitive/transitive] literary if your stomach knots or is knotted, it gets an unpleasant tight feeling caused by fear or worry about what will happen
English dictionary. 2014.