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knot(2)(dictionary)
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knot(dictionary)
square knot(dictionary)
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Tarbuck knot(dictionary)
wall-knot(dictionary)

knot (iou)



knot verb. Infl. -tt-. LME.
[from KNOT noun1.]
a. verb intrans. Form lumps, knobs, or knots; become knotty. Formerly of plants: form nodes; bud; begin to develop fruit. Long obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
b. verb trans. Form lumps, knobs, or knots on or in; make knotty; esp. furrow or knit (the brows). E16.
O. Wister Perplexity knotted the Virginian's brows.
verb trans. Tie in a knot; form a knot or knots in; secure with a knot. M16.
G. Orwell She..put her clothes on, knotted the scarlet sash about her waist. J. Kosinski Her long hair..had knotted itself into innumerable thick braids impossible to unravel. E. Wilson It is a good idea to knot the gold thread..to prevent it from constantly slipping out. J. Krantz Even his tie was perfectly knotted.
b. verb intrans. Form a knot or knots; be or become twisted into a knot. Chiefly fig. E17.
J. Poyer His stomach knotted tighter until nausea caught at..his throat.
verb trans. & intrans. Unite or gather closely together spec. in a knot or group; assemble, congregate. Now rare. E17.
G. Greene A small group of middle-aged, bowler-hatted businessmen knotted at the far corner.
verb intrans. Make knots for fringing. E18.
b. verb trans. Make (a fringe) with knots. M18.