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cutting the knot

cutting the knot is the present participle and gerund of cut the knot.

Meaning of cut the 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.

Questions about cutting the knot

What is cutting the knot the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting the knot is the present participle and gerund of cut the knot.

Words near cutting the knot in the dictionary

  1. cutting the cheese
  2. cutting the coat according to the cloth
  3. cutting the cord
  4. cutting the fool
  5. cutting the ground from under someone's feet
  6. cutting the knot
  7. cutting the mustard
  8. cutting the pigeon wing
  9. cutting the rug
  10. cutting the shit
  11. cutting the umbilical cord

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