Meaning of 'knot'

noun

a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

Synonyms: greyback grayback

noun

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope or cord upon itself or to another rope or to another object

Example: "They made a sturdy knot while tying up the boat."

noun

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

Synonyms: slub burl

noun

a tight cluster of people or things

Example: "A small knot of parishioners listened to the sermon."

noun

a unit of length used in navigation

Synonyms: mi mile nautical mile naut mi international nautical mile air mile

noun

something twisted and tight and swollen

Example: "their muscles stood out in knots"

Synonyms: gnarl

noun

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

Example: "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"

verb

tie or fasten into a knot

Example: "knot the shoelaces"

verb

tangle or complicate

Synonyms: tangle ravel

verb

make into knots

Example: "make knots out of"