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'knot' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'knot' with 6 example sentences.


knot noun

: a tight cluster of people or things

: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

: a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

: (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

: something twisted and tight and swollen

: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

: a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

knot verb

: make into knots; make knots out of

: tie or fasten into a knot

: tangle or complicate


  • You must tighten the knot.
  • Can you tie a cherry stem into a knot with your tongue?
  • When are you planning to tie the knot?
  • Bill was single until he tied the knot last week.
  • Check all the loose knots and fasten them tight.
  • He was eager to tie the knot.
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