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1 tie the knot
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2 tie
n. slips; skosnöre; snöre, band; bindning; förbindelse; oavgjort resultat (sport)--------v. binda, knyta* * *1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) binda []2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) knyta3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) knytas4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) komma lika (på samma plats)2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) slips2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) band3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) oavgjort resultat, dött lopp4) (a game or match to be played.) match•- tie someone down
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3 knot
n. knut; rosett; (sjö:) knop; utväxt; grupp, gäng; problem, slips, loop; ögla; knyta; nautisk måttenhet; utbuktning; grupp; komplicerat problem--------v. knyta; knyta kontakter; knuta sig; trassla till* * *[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) knut2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) kvist3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) klunga, grupp4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) knop2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) knyta- knotty -
4 taut
adj. spänd; ordnad, ren* * *[to:t](pulled tight: Keep the string taut while you tie a knot in it.) spänd, sträckt- tauten
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