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  • 1 knot

    [not] 1. noun
    1) (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.) hnútur
    2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) kvistur
    3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) hópur, þyrping
    4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) hnútur (1 sjómíla á klst.)
    2. verb
    (to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) hnÿta, binda hnút

    English-Icelandic dictionary > knot

  • 2 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((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.) hnÿta; reima
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) vera hnÿttur
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) jafna, gera jafntefli
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) hálsbindi
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) (vináttu)band, tengsl
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) jafntefli
    4) (a game or match to be played.) leikur í útsláttarkeppni
    - tie someone down
    - tie down
    - tie in/up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tie

  • 3 ham-fisted

    adjective (clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope - he's too ham-fisted.) klunnalegur, klaufalegur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ham-fisted

  • 4 taut

    [to:t]
    (pulled tight: Keep the string taut while you tie a knot in it.) strekktur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > taut

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  • Knot — (n[o^]t), n. [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kn[=u]tr, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. {Knout}, {Knit}.] 1. (a) A fastening together of the parts or ends of one or more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bond, obligation; shoelace; necktie, cravat, four in hand or bow tie; fastening, ligature; draw, tied score, dead heat; beam, post; sleeper. v. t. fasten, attach, join; bind, restrict, constrain,… …   English dictionary for students

  • knot — knot1 knotless, adj. knotlike, adj. /not/, n., v., knotted, knotting. n. 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… …   Universalium

  • knot — I. /nɒt / (say not) noun 1. an interlacement of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a lump or knob, as for fastening two cords, etc., together or to something else. 2. a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and… …  

  • knot — n. 1) to tie; tighten a knot 2) to loosen; undo, untie a knot 3) the Gordian knot (to cut the Gordian knot) 4) a loose; tight knot 5) a bowline; granny; reef (esp. BE), square knot * * * [nɒt] granny square knot tight knot tighten a knot undo …   Combinatory dictionary

  • knot — I [[t]nɒt[/t]] n. v. knot•ted, knot•ting 1) navig. tex an interlacing, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob, for fastening two cords together or a cord to something else 2) cvb a tangled mass; snarl 3) clo an… …   From formal English to slang

  • knot — 1. noun /nɒt/ a) A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of… …   Wiktionary

  • knot — Synonyms and related words: Blackwall hitch, Chinese puzzle, Flemish knot, French shroud knot, German knot, Gordian knot, Matthew Walker knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, Windsor knot, accouple, accumulate, adhesive, affix, affixation, agglutinate …   Moby Thesaurus

  • knot´less — knot1 «not», noun, verb, knot|ted, knot|ting. –n. 1. a) a fastening made by tying or twining together pieces of one or more ropes, strings, or cords: »a square knot, a slipknot, a knot in a shoelace. b) …   Useful english dictionary

  • knot — {{11}}knot (n.) O.E. cnotta intertwining of ropes, cords, etc., from P.Gmc. *knuttan (Cf. Low Ger. knütte, O.Fris. knotta knot, Du. knot, O.H.G. knoto, Ger. Knoten, perhaps also O.N. knutr knot, knob ). Figurative sense of difficult problem was… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tie the Knot — Blushing Groom, the grandsire of Tie the Knot …   Wikipedia

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