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slipknot

slip·knot

(slĭp′nŏt′)

1. A knot made with a loop so that it slips easily along the rope or cord around which it is tied.

2. A knot made so that it can readily be untied by pulling one free end. In both senses also called running knot.

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slipknot

(ˈslɪpˌnɒt)

1. (Knots) Also called: running knot a nooselike knot tied so that it will slip along the rope round which it is made

2. (Knots) a knot that can be easily untied by pulling one free end

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

slip′knot`

or slip′ knot`,

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

[1650–60]

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Noun

slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made

knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

running noose, slip noose, noose - a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

noose, gin, snare - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Windsor knot - a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie

Translations

Laufknoten

slipknot

[ˈslɪpnɒt] N → nudo m corredizo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slipknot

[ˈslɪpˌnɒt] n → nodo scorsoio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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