knot Význam & definícia

Význam knot v slovenčine

• 0 a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.:

  • to tie a knot

• 1 a tight mass, for example of hair or string:

  • Alice's hair is always full of knots and tangles.

• 2 a small group of people standing close together:

  • Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall.

• 3 a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree

• 4 a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air. One knot is one nautical mile per hour:

  • a top speed of about 20 knots

• 5 to tie in or with a knot:

  • He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.

• 6 to form a tight, hard, rounded mass:

  • His muscles knotted (= swelled) with the strain.

• 7 a fastening made by tying together a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.:

  • Wrap this string around the package and then tie a knot.

  • fig. She’s so nervous, her stomach is in knots (= feels tight and uncomfortable).

• 8 a group of people or things:

  • After the game, disappointed knots of people drifted away.

• 9 a hard, dark area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree

• 10 a measure of speed for ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air equal to approximately 6076 feet (1.85 kilometers) an hour

• 11 a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air. One knot is approximately 1.85 kilometres per hour:

  • The flight takes an hour, flying at 140 knots.

• 12 if two or more companies tie the knot, they join to become one company:

  • The two airline companies finally agreed to tie the knot after last-minute haggling over ownership.