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knot⋅ted

  [not-id]
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–adjective
1. having knots; knotty.
2. tied in or fastened with a knot.
3. made or ornamented with knots.
4. Botany. having many nodes or nodelike swellings; gnarled.
5. Zoology. having one or more swellings; nodose.
Origin:
1125–75; ME cnotted. See knot 1 , -ed 2 , -ed 3

knot

1  [not] noun, verb, knot⋅ted, knot⋅ting.
–noun
1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
2. a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.
3. a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators.
4. the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.
5. a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.
6. Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.
7. a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, esp. when of swollen form.
8. any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.
9. an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.
10. Nautical.
a. a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.
b. a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 meters) on a log line, marked off by knots.
c. a nautical mile.
11. a bond or tie: the knot of matrimony.
12. Also called joint, node. Mathematics. in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.
–verb (used with object)
13. to tie in a knot; form a knot in.
14. to secure or fasten by a knot.
15. to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.
–verb (used without object)
16. to become tied or tangled in a knot.
17. to form knots or joints.
—Idiom
18. tie the knot, Informal. to marry: They will tie the knot in November.
Origin:
bef. 1000; (n.) ME knot(te), OE cnotta; c. D knot, G knoten to knit; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
knotless, adjective
knotlike, adjective

Synonyms:
3. company, band, crew, gang, crowd. 7. lump, knob, gnarl. 9. perplexity, puzzle, conundrum.
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knot 1   (nŏt)   
n.  
    1. A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope.
    2. A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way.
    3. A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.
    4. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node.
    5. Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
    6. Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
    7. A distance of one nautical mile.
  2. A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.
  3. A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.
  4. A tight cluster of persons or things: a knot of onlookers.
  5. A feeling of tightness: a knot of fear in my stomach.
  6. A complex problem.
    1. A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.
    2. The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber. Also called node.
    3. Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
    4. Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
    5. A distance of one nautical mile.
  8. A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue: a knot in a gland.
    1. Nautical A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
    2. Abbr. kn. or kt. A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.
    3. A distance of one nautical mile.
v.   knot·ted, knot·ting, knots

v.   tr.
  1. To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots.
  2. To snarl or entangle.
  3. To cause to form a knot or knots.
v.   intr.
  1. To form a knot or knots.
  2. To become snarled or entangled.

[Middle English, from Old English cnotta.]
Usage Note: In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of "per hour." Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour).
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Knotted

Knot"ted\, a. 1. Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak. --Dryden.

2. Interwoven; matted; entangled.

Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part. --Shak.

3. Having intersecting lines or figures.

The west corner of thy curious knotted garden. --Shak.

4. (Geol.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks. --Percival.

5. Entangled; puzzling; knotty. [R.]

They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. --Hudibras.
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