running knot

  • 1running knot — n. SLIPKNOT …

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  • 2running knot — noun : a knot that slips along the rope or line round which it is tied : a knot used to form a running noose; especially : an overhand slip knot …

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  • 3running knot — a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose) that tightens as the rope is pulled. [1640 50] * * * …

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  • 4running knot — /ˈrʌnɪŋ nɒt/ (say runing not) noun a knot made round and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose) which tightens as the rope is pulled …

  • 5running knot — noun A slip knot …

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  • 6running knot — noun a knot that slips along the rope and changes the size of a noose …

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  • 7running knot — run′ning knot′ n. a slipknot • Etymology: 1640–50 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8running knot — noun Date: 1611 slipknot …

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  • 9running — n. & adj. n. 1 the action of runners in a race etc. 2 the way a race etc. proceeds. adj. 1 continuing on an essentially continuous basis though changing in detail (a running battle). 2 consecutive; one after another (three days running). 3 done… …

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  • 10knot — 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 …

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