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1 knot
[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.) mazgas2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) šaka3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) būrelis4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) mazgas2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) sumegzti, surišti mazgu- knotty -
2 tie
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.) (pri)rišti2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) (su)rišti3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) susirišti4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) surinkti lygų taškų skaičių, sužaisti lygiosiomis2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) kaklaraištis2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) ryšys3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) lygiosios4) (a game or match to be played.) žaidimas, rungtynės•- tie someone down
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3 ham-fisted
adjective (clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope - he's too ham-fisted.) atgrubnagis -
4 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
