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cut the knot

cut the knot verb: synonym of cut the Gordian knot.

Verb

cut the knot (third-person singular simple present cuts the knot, present participle cutting the knot, simple past and past participle cut the knot)

  1. Synonym of cut the Gordian knot.

Synonyms of cut the knot

Forms of cut the knot

third-person singular presentcuts the knot
present participlecutting the knot
past participlecut the knot
pastcut the knot

Questions about cut the knot

What does cut the knot mean?
Cut the knot means synonym of cut the Gordian knot.
What part of speech is cut the knot?
Cut the knot is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut the knot?
The past tense of cut the knot is cut the knot.

Words near cut the knot in the dictionary

  1. cut the cord
  2. cut the crap
  3. cut the fool
  4. cut the Gordian knot
  5. cut the ground from under someone's feet
  6. cut the knot
  7. cut the mustard
  8. cut the muster
  9. cut the pigeon wing
  10. cut the rug
  11. cut the shit

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