Knot Definition

nŏt

knots, knotted, knotting

noun

knots

A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope.

American Heritage

A lump or knob in a thread, cord, etc., formed by passing one free end through a loop and drawing it tight, or by a tangle drawn tight.

Webster's New World

A fastening made by intertwining or tying together pieces of string, cord, rope, etc.

Webster's New World

An ornamental bow of ribbon or twist of braid; cockade; epaulet.

Webster's New World

A small group or cluster.

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verb

knots, knotted, knotting

To tie, fasten, or intertwine in or with a knot or knots; make a knot or knots in.

Webster's New World

To form a knot or knots; become entangled.

Webster's New World

To tie or unite closely or intricately; entangle.

Webster's New World

To make (fringe) by tying knots.

Webster's New World

To make knots for fringe.

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idiom

tie the knot

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Other Word Forms of Knot

Singular:

knot

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From Old English cnotta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttan-; (cognate with Old High German knoto (German Knoten, Dutch knot, Low German Knütte); compare also Old Norse knútr > Danish knude, Swedish knut, Norwegian knute, Icelandic hnútur). Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nod- (“to bind”), cf. Latin nodus and its Romance successors.

From Wiktionary
From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it plays out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 1/120th of a mile.

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Supposed to be derived from the name of King Canute, with whom the bird was a favourite article of food. See the species epithet canutus.

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Middle English from Old English cnotta

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English of Scandinavian origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition