knot
打结,绳结,疙瘩,结
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Definitions
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- : an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- : a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.
- : a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators.
- : the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.
- : a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.
- : Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.
- : a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, especially when of swollen form.
- : any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.
- : an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.
- : Nautical. a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.a unit of 47 feet 3 inches on a log line, marked off by knots.a nautical mile.
- : a bond or tie: the knot of matrimony.
- : Also called joint, node. Mathematics. in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.
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knot·ted, knot·ting.
- : to tie in a knot; form a knot in.
- : to secure or fasten by a knot.
- : to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.
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knot·ted, knot·ting.
- : to become tied or tangled in a knot.
- : to form knots or joints.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Cotton and leather boot laces are simply no match for paracord’s breaking strength, high knot strength, or durability, then or now.
If such a fluid existed, then no matter what changes a vortex or group of linked vortices in the fluid went through, the number of links and knots would add up to the same number.
Vortex helicity has long been defined as the total number of links and knots in a vortex or in a connected group of vortices.
In the season 7 finale, George and Susan were finally tying the knot and George’s wallet was taking a beating.
The rules predict only the relative strength of each knot — that is, whether one knot is stronger than another.
There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.
Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.
The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.
The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.
At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.
This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.
In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.
He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.
I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.