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knot

1  [not] noun, verb, knot⋅ted, knot⋅ting.
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–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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tie   (tī)   
v.   tied, ty·ing (tī'ĭng), ties

v.   tr.

  1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap: tied the kite to a post; tie up a bundle.

  2. To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces: tied her shoes.

    1. To make by fastening ends or parts: tie a knot.

    2. To put a knot or bow in: tie a neck scarf.

    3. To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest.

    4. To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.

  4. To confine or restrict as if with cord: duties that tied him to the office.

  5. To bring together in relationship; connect or unite: friends who were tied by common interests; people who are tied by blood or marriage.

    1. To equal (an opponent or an opponent's score) in a contest.

    2. To equal an opponent's score in (a contest): tied the game with minutes remaining.

  7. Music To join (notes) by a tie.

v.   intr.

  1. To be fastened or attached: The apron ties at the back.

  2. To achieve equal scores in a contest.

n.  

  1. A cord, string, or other means by which something is tied.

  2. Something that connects or unites; a link: a blood tie; marital ties.

  3. A necktie.

  4. A beam or rod that joins parts and gives support.

  5. One of the beams, usually made of wood, that are laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails.

    1. An equality of scores, votes, or performance in a contest: The election ended in a tie.

    2. A contest so resulting; a draw.

  7. Music A curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch, indicating that the tone is to be sustained for their combined duration.

  8. Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.

  9. To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.

  10. To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.

  11. To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.

Phrasal Verb(s):
tie inTo bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate: two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.
tie intoTo attack energetically.
tie up

  1. Nautical To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.

  2. To impede the progress of; block: The accident tied up traffic.

  3. To keep occupied; engage: She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.

  4. To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses: tied up her cash in long-term investments.


Idiom(s):
tie one on Slang To become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree.

Idiom(s):
tie the knot Slang

  1. To get married.

  2. To perform a marriage ceremony.


[Middle English tien, from Old English tīgan; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tie the knot

  1. tv.
    to marry a mate. : We tied the knot in a little chapel on the Arkansas border.
  2. tv.
    [for a cleric] to unite a couple in marriage. : It was hard to find somebody to tie the knot at that hour.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

knot 
O.E. cnotta "intertwining of ropes, cords, etc.," from P.Gmc. *knuttan- (cf. Low Ger. knütte, Du. knot, O.H.G. knoto, Ger. Knoten, perhaps also O.N. knutr "knot, knob"). Fig. sense of "difficult problem" was in O.E. (cf. Gordian knot). Symbolic of the bond of wedlock, c.1225. As an ornament of dress, first attested 1400. Meaning "thickened part or protuberance on tissue of a plant" is from 1398. The nautical unit of measure (1633) is from the practice of attaching knotted string to the log line. The ship's speed can be measured by the number of knots that play out while the sand glass is running.
"The distance between the knots on the log-line should contain 1/120 of a mile, supposing the glass to run exactly half a minute." [Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, "A Voyage to South America" 1760]
The verb meaning "to tie in a knot" is from 1547. Knot-hole is from 1726. Knothead "stupid person" is from 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: knot
Pronunciation: 'nät
Function: noun
1 : an interlacing of the parts of one or more flexible bodies (as threads or sutures) in alump to prevent their spontaneous separation —see SURGEON'S KNOT
2 : a usually firm or hardlump, swelling, or protuberance in or on a part of the body or a bone or process knot in a gland> knots> —compare SURFER'S KNOT —knot verb knot·ted; knot·ting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

knot (nŏt)
n.

  1. A compact intersection of interlaced material, as of cord, ribbon, or rope.

  2. A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue, such as a gland.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

tie the knot

Get married; also, perform a marriage ceremony. For example, So when are you two going to tie the knot? or They asked their friend, who is a judge, to tie the knot. [Early 1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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