1. a fastening made by tying together pieces of string, rope, or cord
2. a hard lump in wood where a branch grew
3. a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour
Usage: nautical

1. to tie something with a knot
2. to become twisted or tangled

Examples

• She tied a knot in the rope to secure the boat.
• The wood had several knots that made it difficult to cut smoothly.
• The ship was traveling at fifteen knots.
• A knot of protesters gathered outside the building.
• Please knot the ribbon around the gift box.
• My shoelaces always knot when I’m in a hurry.
• He learned to tie a square knot in Boy Scouts.
• The fishing line got knotted around the reel.