Knot | Mean of knot in English Dictionary

/ˈnɑːt/

• Noun
• a part that forms when you tie a piece of rope, string, fabric, etc., to itself or to something else
1. She tied the rope in a knot.
2. He made/tied a knot in the rope.
3. untie a knot
4. loosen/tighten a knot
• a part where something has become twisted or wrapped around itself
1. The electrical cord was tangled in knots.
2. She tried to untangle the knots [=tangles] in the child's hair.
3. The project has been tied up in political and legal knots for years. [=nothing has happened with the project for years because of political and legal problems]
• a painful or uncomfortable feeling of tightness in part of your body
1. a knot in a muscle
2. massaging the knots out of my back
3. I was so nervous that my stomach was in knots. [=I had an unpleasant and tight feeling in my stomach]

• a dark round mark on a piece of wood that shows where a branch grew
1. a board full of knots
• a way of arranging long hair by twisting it into a round shape at the sides or back of the head
1. She pulled her hair into a knot [=bun] at the back of her neck.
• a group of people who are standing or sitting close together
1. A knot [=cluster] of people blocked the door.
• a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour
1. Wind is from the north at 12 knots.
2. sailing at six knots
• to get married
1. When are you two going to tie the knot?
• to cause problems for yourself because you are being too careful, trying too hard, etc.
1. The mayor tied himself in knots answering a touchy political question. [=he answered it in a confused or unclear way]
• to become very upset or worried
1. I don't know why they're tying themselves in knots over such a trivial problem.
• Verb
• to tie a section of rope, string, fabric, etc., to itself or to something else so that a knot forms
1. He knotted his tie so that both ends would be the same length.
2. knot a string/rope
• to connect (two or more parts or things) with a knot
1. Knot the threads together.
2. She knotted a sweater around her shoulders. [=tied the sleeves of the sweater together around her shoulders]
• to develop a painful or uncomfortable feeling of tightness
1. My stomach knotted [=tensed] up as I waited for the interview.
• to make (the score of a game or contest) equal
1. He scored a goal that knotted [=tied] the score at 3 all.