- 1[transitive] knot something to fasten something with a knot or knots He carefully knotted his tie. She wore a scarf loosely knotted around her neck. twist
- 2[intransitive] to become twisted into a knot synonym tangle
- 3[transitive] knot something to twist hair into a particular shape She wore her hair loosely knotted on top of her head. muscles
- 4[intransitive, transitive] knot (something) if muscles, etc. knot or something knots them, they become hard and painful because of fear, excitement, etc. She felt her stomach knot with fear.
knot
verb/nɑt/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they knot he / she / it knots
past simple knotted
-ing form knotting