The definition of a knot is the looping and tying of a piece of string or rope, or the place where a tree limb joins the trunk.
(noun)To knot is defined as to securely tie a rope or ribbon.
(verb)An example of to knot is to tie ribbon around a gift and secure the ribbon by making a loop in the ribbon and pulling a loose end of the ribbon through the loop.
See knot in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME knotte < OE cnotta, akin to Du knot, Swed knut, Ger knoten < IE *gn-eu-t < base *gen-, to press together > knob, knead
transitive verb knotted, knotting
intransitive verb
noun
Origin: rare ME knotte < ?
See knot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English cnotta
. Usage Note: In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of “per hour.” Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour).knot1
barrel and figure-eight knots
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , of Scandinavian origin
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