slipknot

noun

a 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

Etymology: slip (III)

: 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

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/slip"not'/, n.

a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.

Also, slip knot. See illus. under knot.

[1650-60; SLIP¹ + KNOT¹]

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slipˈknot noun

1. A knot that adjusts tightness by slipping along a rope

2. A knot easily untied by pulling an end

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Main Entry: ↑slip