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knot noun [C] (FASTENING). âº a âfastening made by âtying together a âpiece or âpieces of âstring, ârope, âcloth, etc.: Wrap this âstring around the âpackage and then âtie a knot. fig. Sheâs so ânervous, her âstomach is in knots (= âfeels âtight and âuncomfortable).
Knot is shorthand for nautical miles per hour (the origin of the term comes from old methods of measuring speed that involved trailing ropes with knots in them behind ships, but today it means one nautical mile per hour).