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Detailed Synonyms for knot in English

knot:

knot [the ~] nom

  1. the knot
    the knot
  2. the knot
    the knot; the bun; the knot of hair
  3. the knot
    – a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere 1
    the knot; the grayback; the greyback; the Calidris canutus
    – a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere 1
  4. the knot
    – any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object 1
    the knot
    – any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object 1
  5. the knot
    – soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design 1
    the knot; the burl; the slub
    – soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design 1
  6. the knot
    – a tight cluster of people or things 1
    the knot
    – a tight cluster of people or things 1
    • knot [the ~] nom
      • a small knot of women listened to his sermon1
      • the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest1
  7. the knot
    – a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude 1
    the knot; the mile; the nautical mile; the mi; the international nautical mile; the naut mi; the air mile
    – a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude 1
  8. the knot
    – something twisted and tight and swollen 1
    the knot; the gnarl
    – something twisted and tight and swollen 1
    • knot [the ~] nom
      • their muscles stood out in knots1
      • his stomach was in knots1
    • gnarl [the ~] nom
      • the old man's fists were two great gnarls1
  9. the knot
    – a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged 1
    the knot
    – a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged 1
    • knot [the ~] nom
      • the saw buckled when it hit a knot1

to knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)

  1. to knot
    to connect; to bind; to knot; to tie together
    • connect verbe (connects, connected, connecting)
    • bind verbe (binds, binding)
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
    • tie together verbe (ties together, tied together, tying together)
  2. to knot
    to button; to knot; to tie; to tie on; to bind together; to attach; to button up; to bind; to tie up; to tie together; to fix; to fasten
    • button verbe (buttons, buttoned, buttoning)
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
    • tie verbe (ties, tied, tying)
    • tie on verbe (ties on, tied on, tying on)
    • bind together verbe (binds together, binding together)
    • attach verbe (attaches, attached, attaching)
    • button up verbe (buttons up, buttoned up, buttoning up)
    • bind verbe (binds, binding)
    • tie up verbe (ties up, tied up, tying up)
    • tie together verbe (ties together, tied together, tying together)
    • fix verbe (fixes, fixed, fixing)
    • fasten verbe (fastens, fastened, fastening)
  3. to knot
    – tie or fasten into a knot 1
    to knot
    – tie or fasten into a knot 1
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
      • knot the shoelaces1
  4. to knot
    – tangle or complicate 1
    to tangle; to knot; to ravel
    – tangle or complicate 1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
    • ravel verbe (ravels, ravelled, ravelling)
      • a ravelled story1
  5. to knot
    – make into knots; make knots out of 1
    to knot
    – make into knots; make knots out of 1
    • knot verbe (knots, knotted, knotting)
      • She knotted her fingers1

Conjugations for knot:

present
  1. knot
  2. knot
  3. knots
  4. knot
  5. knot
  6. knot
simple past
  1. knotted
  2. knotted
  3. knotted
  4. knotted
  5. knotted
  6. knotted
present perfect
  1. have knotted
  2. have knotted
  3. has knotted
  4. have knotted
  5. have knotted
  6. have knotted
past continuous
  1. was knotting
  2. were knotting
  3. was knotting
  4. were knotting
  5. were knotting
  6. were knotting
future
  1. shall knot
  2. will knot
  3. will knot
  4. shall knot
  5. will knot
  6. will knot
continuous present
  1. am knotting
  2. are knotting
  3. is knotting
  4. are knotting
  5. are knotting
  6. are knotting
subjunctive
  1. be knotted
  2. be knotted
  3. be knotted
  4. be knotted
  5. be knotted
  6. be knotted
diverse
  1. knot!
  2. let's knot!
  3. knotted
  4. knotting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

knot

  1. knot

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Related Definitions for "knot":

  1. a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere1
  2. any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object1
  3. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design1
  4. a tight cluster of people or things1
    • a small knot of women listened to his sermon1
    • the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest1
  5. a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude1
  6. something twisted and tight and swollen1
    • their muscles stood out in knots1
    • his stomach was in knots1
  7. a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged1
    • the saw buckled when it hit a knot1
  8. tie or fasten into a knot1
    • knot the shoelaces1
  9. tangle or complicate1
  10. make into knots; make knots out of1
    • She knotted her fingers1

Related Synonyms for knot