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Pronunciation : Knot
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kn, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. Knout, Knit.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Knot
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "Knotted curls." Drayton. As tight as I could knot the noose. Tennyson.

2. To unite closely; to knit together. Bacon.

3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.]

t. [imp. & p. p. Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knotting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Knot
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled. Cut hay when it begins to knot. Mortimer.

2. To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

3. To copulate; -- said of toads. [R.] Shak.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913