knot

Pronunciation

• enPR: nŏt IPA ^(key): /nɒt/
• SAMPA: /nQt/

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• Homophones: not, naught, nought

Noun

Singular knot

Plural knots

A knot (sense 1)

1. (countable) A knot is formed when a rope is tied.

   He put a knot in the rope.

2. (countable) (aviation) A knot is a unit of speed.

Verb

Plain form knot

Third-person singular knots

Past tense knotted

Past participle knotted

Present participle knotting

1. To create a tied place in a cord or rope.

   They knotted the ends of the rope together.

Related words

• unknot