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flat knot — noun a square knot used in a reef line • Syn: ↑reef knot • Hypernyms: ↑square knot • Hyponyms: ↑granny knot, ↑granny * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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 tying — consists of the techniques and skills employed in tying a knot in rope, nylon webbing, or other articles.The tying of a knot may be very straightforward (such as with an overhand knot), or it may be more complicated, such as a monkey s fist knot … Wikipedia
Knot — For speeds, see Knot (unit). For other uses, see Knot (disambiguation). Some knots 1 Yarn knot ABoK #2688 2 Manrope knot 3 Granny knot 4 Rosebud stopper knot(?) … Wikipedia
knot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, tangle; puzzle, problem; cluster, group; lump, node. v. tangle, snarl; tie, bind, fasten. See difficulty, crossing, density, connection, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An arrangement of… … English dictionary for students
reef knot — noun a square knot used in a reef line • Syn: ↑flat knot • Hypernyms: ↑square knot • Hyponyms: ↑granny knot, ↑granny * * * noun : a square knot used in tying reef points … Useful english dictionary
square knot — noun a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords • Hypernyms: ↑knot • Hyponyms: ↑reef knot, ↑flat knot * * * noun : a knot made of two reverse half knots and used to join the ends of two cords or to tie up and… … Useful english dictionary
granny knot — noun a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure • Syn: ↑granny • Hypernyms: ↑reef knot, ↑flat knot * * * noun, pl ⋯ knots [count] : a type of knot that looks similar to a square knot but is much less strong * * * ˈgranny knot 7… … Useful english dictionary
reef knot — Naut. a square knot used in reefing sails. Also called flat knot. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
Reef knot — Knot details name=Reef knot names=Square knot (from its appearance) type=binding origin=Ancient related=Thief knot, granny knot, grief knot releasing=Jamming strength=48% caveat=Not secure as a bend. Spills easily if one of the free ends is… … Wikipedia
