knot
US /nɑ:t/
・UK /nɒt/
B1
noun
- Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
- A small group of people or things.
- A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.
- A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.
- A round, hard spot in a piece of wood where a branch once grew.
verb
- To tie string, rope etc. firmly to stop it undoing
other
- To tie in or with a knot.
Examples
I knotted the ropes together securely.
Tie a knot in the rope.