knot meaning | definition of knot at WebDictionary.co.uk

(noun) a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"

(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

(verb) make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted her fingers"

tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"

tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"

Meaning of knot