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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).
Word History: In nautical usage, knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of per hour. A ship is said to travel at ten knots (and not ten knots per hour). Although the knot is defined as one nautical mile per hour, the similarity in sound between knot and nautical mile is entirely coincidental. The unit called the knot originated in a