knot
[noun]
Synonyms:
- connection, bond, joint, ligature, loop, tie
- cluster, bunch, clump, collection
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tie, bind, loop, secure, tether

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. knot¹ /nɒt $ nɑːt/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cnotta]

1. STRING/ROPE ETC
a) a part where one or more pieces of string, rope, cloth etc have been tied or twisted together:
Are you any good at tying knots?
Thread the string through the hoop and tie it in a knot.
b) a part where hair, a thread etc has become accidentally twisted together:
I can’t get the knots out of my hair.
knot in
There’s a knot in my shoelace.

2. HAIR STYLE a hair style in which your hair is arranged in a tight round shape on top of your head

3. WOOD a hard round place in a piece of wood where a branch once joined the tree

4. SHIP’S OR AIRCRAFT'S SPEED a unit for measuring the speed of ships and aircraft, equal to about 1,853 metres per hour

5. PEOPLE a small group of people standing close together
knot of
Knots of delegates stood around outside the conference centre.

6. FEELING a tight uncomfortable feeling caused by a strong emotion such as fear or anger
knot of
a knot of anxiety in her stomach
Her stomach was in knots.

7. HARD MASS a tight painful place in a muscle
⇒ Gordian knot, ⇒ at a rate of knots at rate¹(7), ⇒ tie the knot at tie²(5), ⇒ tie yourself (up) in knots at tie¹(6)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. knot² verb (past tense and past participle knotted, present participle knotting)

1. [transitive] to tie together two ends or pieces of string, rope, cloth etc:
A pretty scarf was loosely knotted around her neck.

2. [intransitive] if hair, a thread etc knots, it becomes twisted together

3. [intransitive and transitive] if a muscle or other part of your body knots, or is knotted, it feels tight and uncomfortable:
Fear and anxiety knotted her stomach.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

knot
noun
ADJ. loose, tight | granny, reef, slip, etc.
VERB + KNOT do, tie Tie a knot in the rope.
undo, untie | loosen, tighten

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

knot
verb
ADV. securely, tightly | loosely | neatly | badly, clumsily | together I knotted the ropes together securely.
PREP. around/round She knotted the scarf loosely around her neck.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

knot

tie a knot
My uncle taught me how to tie knots.
untie/undo a knot
He tried to untie the knot in the rope around his ankles.
loosen a knot (=make it less tight)
Mr Benson loosened the knot in his tie.
tight
The knot in my shoelaces is really tight.
loose
She tied the belt in a loose knot around her waist.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

knot
nɔt
See: tie in knots , tie the knot

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

KNOT
[not an acronym] nautical mile per hour

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲

knot
One nautical mile (6,080 feet or 1,852 meters) per hour.

[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲