overhand knot

American  

noun

1. a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.

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overhand knot British  

noun

1. Also called: thumb knot.  a knot formed by making a loop in a piece of cord and drawing one end through it

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Etymology

Origin of overhand knot

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

And this isn't a small effect: common knots generally reduce the strength of a rope by 20 percent for the strongest ones, to over 50 percent for a simple overhand knot.

From Salon

Essentially, tying the frog involves tying bunches of deer hair to a hook with three lengths of plain white sewing thread, using a series of overhand knots and square knots.

From Washington Times

The theory only applies to overhand knots, Reis points out, and is certainly not "a grand unified theory of knots."

From Science Magazine

Tie the free end of the strings together with an overhand knot.

From Scientific American

The bight a is placed under the cask, and the overhand knot b is slipped over the head, and the two ends are brought up and knotted as in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg