Definition of knot
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : an interlacement of the parts of one or more flexible bodies forming a lump or knob (as for fastening or tying together)
b : the lump or knob so formed
c : a tight constriction or the sense of constriction
my stomach was all in knots
2 : something hard to solve : problem a matter full of legal knots
3 : a bond of union especially : the marriage bond
4a : a protuberant lump or swelling in tissue
a knot in a gland
b : the base of a woody branch enclosed in the stem from which it arises also : its section in lumber
5 : a cluster of persons or things : group
6 : an ornamental bow of ribbon : cockade
7a : a division of the log's line serving to measure a ship's speed
b(1) : one nautical mile per hour
(2) : one nautical mile
—not used technically
8 : a closed curve in three-dimensional space
knot
verbknotted; knotting
Definition of knot (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : to tie in or with a knot : form knots in
2 : to unite closely or intricately : entangle
3 : tie sense 4b knotted the score
: to form knots
knot
noun (2) plural knots or knot
Definition of knot (Entry 3 of 3)
: either of two sandpipers (Calidris canutus and C. tenuirostris) that breed in the Arctic and winter in temperate or warm parts of the New and Old World
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The first known use of knot was before the 12th century
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