slipknot

American  

[slip-not] / ˈslɪpˌnɒt /

Or slip knot

noun

1. a knot that slips slip easily along the cord or line around which it is made.

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slipknot British  

/ ˈslɪpˌnɒt /

noun

1. Also called: running knot.  a nooselike knot tied so that it will slip along the rope round which it is made

2. a knot that can be easily untied by pulling one free end

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Etymology

Origin of slipknot

First recorded in 1650–60; slip ¹ + knot ¹

Example Sentences

One Instagram user wrote on the band’s page that Weinberg “gave the old slipknot flavor to the band again.”

From Los Angeles Times

I learned that you never tie a slipknot when you’re throwing a line out to a drowning person.

From Washington Post

I wrapped the rope loosely around Junior’s hands and tied it off in a slipknot that could be easily undone.

From Literature

“You think as a sailor I would know how to tie a knot, but I didn’t know how to tie a slipknot.”

From Time

John pulled out the slipknot to release the line, and the boat rocked back up.

From Literature