knot
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noun
verb (used with object), knot·ted, knot·ting.
verb (used without object), knot·ted, knot·ting.
to become tied or tangled in a knot.
to form knots or joints.
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Idioms for knot
tie the knot, Informal. to marry: They will tie the knot in November.
Origin of knot
1before 1000; (noun) Middle English knot(te), Old English cnotta; cognate with Dutch knot,German knoten to knit; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM knot
knotless, adjectiveknotlike, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH knot
knot , notWords nearby knot
Knoop scale, knop, Knopf, knosp, Knossos, knot, knot garden, knotgrass, knothole, knotroot, knot stitch
Definition for knot (2 of 2)
knot2
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/ nɒt /
noun
either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Also called grayback.
Origin of knot
21425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for knot (1 of 2)
knot1
/ (nɒt) /
noun
verb knots, knotting or knotted
Derived forms of knot
knotter, nounknotless, adjectiveknotlike, adjectiveWord Origin for knot
Old English cnotta; related to Old High German knoto, Old Norse knūtr
British Dictionary definitions for knot (2 of 2)
knot2
/ (nɒt) /
noun
a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage
Word Origin for knot
C15: of unknown origin
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Medical definitions for knot
knot
[ nŏt ]
n.
A compact intersection of interlaced material, as of cord, ribbon, or rope.
A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue, such as a gland.
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Idioms and Phrases with knot
knot
see tie into knots; tie the knot.
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