- slipknot
- nouna knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made• Hypernyms: ↑knot• Hyponyms: ↑Windsor knot• Part Holonyms: ↑snare, ↑gin, ↑noose, ↑running noose, ↑slip noose
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun: a knot that slips along the rope or line around which it is made; especially : one made by tying an overhand knot around the standing part of a rope* * *
/slip"not'/, n.a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.[1650-60; SLIP1 + KNOT1]* * *
slipˈknot noun1. A knot that adjusts tightness by slipping along a rope2. A knot easily untied by pulling an end• • •Main Entry: ↑slip
Useful english dictionary. 2012.