knot - Meaning in Konkani

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knot - Meaning in Konkani

knot Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of knot in English

knot noun

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

   Synonyms

   Calidris canutus, grayback, greyback

2. any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
3. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

   Synonyms

   burl, burl, slub

4. a tight cluster of people or things

   Examples

   • "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"
   • "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"
5. something twisted and tight and swollen

   Synonyms

   gnarl

   Examples

   • "his stomach was in knots"
   • "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"
   • "their muscles stood out in knots"
6. a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

   Example

   • "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
7. (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

knot verb

1. tie or fasten into a knot

   Example

   • "knot the shoelaces"
2. tangle or complicate

   Synonyms

   ravel, ravel, tangle

   Example

   • "a ravelled story"
3. make into knots; make knots out of

   Example

   • "She knotted her fingers"

Synonyms of knot

• calidris canutus, grayback, greyback
• burl, slub
• gnarl
• ravel, tangle

Antonyms of knot

unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle

Description

A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi-strand knot, including bends and loops. A knot may also refer, in the strictest sense, to a stopper or knob at the end of a rope to keep that end from slipping through a grommet or eye. Knots have excited interest since ancient times for their practical uses, as well as their topological intricacy, studied in the area of mathematics known as knot theory.

Also see "Knot" on Wikipedia

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