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.

a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.

a group or cluster of persons or things

a knot of spectators.

the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.

a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.

Anatomy, Zoology . a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.

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.

any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.

an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.

Nautical .

a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.

a unit of 47 feet 3 inches (13.79 meters) on a log line, marked off by knots.

a nautical mile.

a bond or tie

the knot of matrimony.

Also called joint , node. Mathematics . in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.

to tie in a knot; form a knot in.

to secure or fasten by a knot.

to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.

to become tied or tangled in a knot.

to form knots or joints. ?

tie the knot

Informal . to marry

They will tie the knot in November.

noun

line

verb

unknot , disentangle , unravel , untie

noun

bond , braid , bunch , coil , connection , contortion , entanglement , gnarl , helix , hitch , joint , kink , ligament , ligature , link , mat , nexus , perplexity , rosette , screw , snag , snarl , spiral , splice , tangle , tie , twirl , twist , vinculum , warp , whirl , whorl , yokenotes:a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile ; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles , aggregation , assemblage , assortment , band , circle , clique , clump , cluster , collection , company , crew , gang , gathering , group , heap , mass , mob , pack , pile , set , squad , swarm , tuftnotes:a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile ; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles , yoke , array , batch , bevy , body , bundle , clutch , lot , party , cat\'s cradle , jungle , labyrinth , maze , mesh , morass , skein , web , jut , knob , overhang , projection , protrusion , protuberance , hump , lump , nub , swelling , burl , complication , excrescence , exostosis , gibbosity , gordian knot , intricacy , knag , knur , knurl , node , nodosity , nodule , tuft

verb

bind , cord , entangle , knit , loop , secure , tat , tether , tienotes:a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile ; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles , fasten , tie up , bond , bow , braid , burl , contortion , crowd , entanglement , gnarl , group , hitch , knob , knur , knurl , link , lump , mesh , node , nodule , protuberance , puzzle , rosette , snag , snarl , tangle , tie