KNOT


Meaning of KNOT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ loose , tight

▪ tangled

a tangled ~ of arms and legs

▪ double , overhand

▪ granny , reef ( esp. BrE ), slip , square ( AmE ), etc.

VERB + KNOT

▪ do , tie

▪ undo , untie

▪ loosen , tighten

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in

Tie a ~ in the rope.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ in your stomach ( figurative )

She felt a ~ in her stomach which prevented her from speaking.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ securely , tightly

▪ loosely

PREPOSITION

▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )

She knotted the scarf loosely around her neck.

Knot is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ stomach

Knot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cord , ↑ rope , ↑ scarf , ↑ shoelace , ↑ tie

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .