Etymology : Middle English, from Old English cnotta; akin to Old High German knoto knot
Pronunciation : 'nät
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. rope (or string, etc.) that has been tied together to create a fastening; tangle; unit of speed which equals one nautical mile per hour (6076 feet per hour); bulge, lump, nodule (in wood, etc.); group, cluster; complicated problem. tie; make knots; unite; fasten; entangle. the head. knot\knot\ , n. [oe. knot, knotte, as. cnotta; akin to d. knot, ohg. chnodo, chnoto, g. knoten, icel. kn tr, sw. knut, dan. knude, and perh. to l. nodus. cf. knout, knit.].
2. (a) a fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling. (b) a lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself. (c) an ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.note: the names of knots vary according to the manner of their making, or the use for which they are intended; as, dowknot, reef knot, stopper knot, diamond knot, etc.
3. a bond of union; a connection; a tie. "with nuptial knot." ere we knit the knot that can never be loosed. hall.
4. something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem. knots worthy of solution. a man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of business, and contrary affairs.
5. a figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc. "garden knots." flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art in beds and curious knots, but nature boon poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.
6. a cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians. "knots of talk." his ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. palms in cluster, knots of paradise. as they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of belief. w. scott.
7. a portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. a loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
8. a knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance. with lips serenely placid, felt the knot climb in her throat.
9. a protuberant joint in a plant.
10. the point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter. [obs.] i shoulde to the knotte condescend, and maken of her walking soon an end.
11. (mech.) see:
node.
12. (naut.) (a) a division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. the number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour. hence: (b) a nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
13. a kind of epaulet. see:
shoulder knot.
14. (zo?l.) a sandpiper (tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. it is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. the lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. when fat it is prized by epicures. called also dunne.note: the name is said to be derived from king canute, this bird being a favorite article of food with him. the knot that called was canutus' bird of old, of that great king of danes his name that still doth hold, his appetite to please that far and near was sought.knot \knot\, v. i.
15. to form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled. cut hay when it begins to knot.
16. to knit knots for fringe or trimming.
17. to copulate; -- said of toads. [r.]knot \knot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. knotting.].
18. to tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "knotted curls." as tight as i could knot the noose.
19. to unite closely.
20. A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
21. A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
22. An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
23. A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
24. Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.
25. A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
26. A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
27. A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber.
28. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
29. A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
30. A protuberant joint in a plant.
31. The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
32. See Node.
33. A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion.
34. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour.
35. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.
36. A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
37. A kind of epaulet.
38. See Shoulder knot.
39. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
40. To unite closely; to knit together.
41. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
42. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
43. To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
44. To copulate; said of toads. a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope upon itself or to another rope or to another object a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon" something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot" tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces" make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers".
45. 1. If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. One lace had broken and been tied in a knot.
46. If you knot a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. He knotted the laces securely together He knotted the bandanna around his neck. a knotted rope.
47. If you feel a knot in your stomach, you get an uncomfortable tight feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or excited. There was a knot of tension in his stomach.
48. If your stomach knots or if something knots it, it feels tight because you are afraid or excited. I felt my stomach knot with apprehension The old dread knotted her stomach.
49. If part of your face or your muscles knot, they become tense, usually because you are worried or angry. His forehead knotted in a frown. his knotted muscles.
50. A knot in a piece of wood is a small hard area where a branch grew.
51. A knot is a unit of speed. The speed of ships, aircraft, and winds is measured in knots. They travel at speeds of up to 30 knots.
52. If you tie yourself in knots, you get very confused and anxious. The press agent tied himself in knots trying to apologise.
53. If you say that two people tie the knot, you mean that they get married. Len tied the knot with Kate five years ago. Either of two migratory sandpipers (Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris) that breed in Arctic regions. In cording, the interlacement of parts of one or more ropes, cords, or other pliable materials, commonly used to bind objects together. Knots have existed from the time humans first used vines and cordlike fibers to bind stone heads to wood in primitive axes, and were also used in the making of nets and traps. Knot making became sophisticated when it began to be used in the ropes, or rigging, that controlled the sails of early sailing vessels, and thus became the province of sailors. Knots are still depended on by campers and hikers, mountaineers, fishermen, and weavers, among others.
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