knot

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knot primitive knot surfer's knot surgeon's knot

Main Entry: knot
Pronunciation: nät
Function: noun
1 : an interlacing of the parts of one or more flexible bodies (as threads or sutures) in a lump to prevent their spontaneous separation -- see SURGEON'S KNOT
2 : a usually firm or hard lump, swelling, or protuberance in or on a part of the body or a bone or process <a knot in a gland> <a bone with two or three knots> -- compare SURFER'S KNOT
- knot verb knot·ted knot·ting