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Knot Definition & Meaning

1. A knot is a tight, entangled mass in a piece of material, such as a rope or hair.

Example: The sailor struggled to untie the knot in the rope.

2. Knot can also refer to a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.

Example: The boat was traveling at a speed of 10 knots.

3. In mathematics, a knot is a closed curve that is tangled and cannot be untangled without cutting it.

Example: The mathematician studied the properties of knots in topology.

4. Knot can also mean a difficulty or problem that is hard to solve.

Example: The team faced a knot in the project when they discovered a critical flaw.

5. Knot can be used as a verb, meaning to tie something tightly with a knot.

Example: She knotted the scarf around her neck to keep warm.

Examples of the word knot used in sentences.

  • My hair is so tangled that I have to comb out many knots.
  • The sailor had to learn how to tie different types of knots for sailing.
  • The little girl tried to tie a knot in her balloon string to keep it from flying away.
  • The magician made a knot in the rope and then magically untangled it.
  • I tied a knot in my shoelaces to keep them from coming undone.
  • I need to untangle this knot in my necklace before I can wear it.
  • The doctor said the knot in my muscle was causing the pain in my back.
  • I can tie a knot in my shoelaces.
  • My hair always gets tied up in knots when it's windy outside.
  • The sailor showed us how to tie different types of knots on the boat.
  • She wore a knotted scarf to keep her neck warm in the cold weather.
  • The tension between the two friends caused a knot in their relationship.
  • The sailor quickly tied a knot to secure the boat to the dock.
  • I always have trouble untying knots in my shoelaces.
  • The massage therapist worked out the knots in my back muscles.
  • She tied a knot in the rope to secure the boat to the dock.
  • The intricate knot pattern in the rug caught her eye.
  • Trying to untangle the knot in the necklace chain proved to be a difficult task.
  • He couldn't sleep due to the knot of fear in his stomach.
  • The tight knot in the shoelaces was giving him discomfort.
  • The tight knot of anxiety in my stomach didn't dissipate until after the presentation was over.
  • The sailor deftly untied the knot securing the boat to the dock.
  • The accountant discovered a knot in the financial records that took hours to unravel.
  • Despite practicing for hours, the pianist couldn't seem to untangle the knot in her technique.
  • The climbers reached the summit of the mountain and tied a commemorative knot to mark their achievement.
  • As an expert sailor, I can tie a knot in under five seconds without even looking.
  • The intricate knotwork on that Celtic tapestry is truly breathtaking and must have taken hours to complete.
  • I've been working on this math problem for hours, and I just can't seem to untangle the knot of variables and equations.
  • The tension between the two families had become so strained that even the slightest disagreement could tie up their conversations in knots.
  • I had to mentally untie the knots of legal jargon to understand the implications of the contract I was signing.
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