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misknot

misknot verb: to tie a knot incorrectly.

Verb

misknot (third-person singular simple present misknots, present participle misknotting, simple past and past participle misknotted)

  1. To tie a knot incorrectly.
    • He knew about Kidd. Kidd the Jay Hawker, Kidd the bounty hunter, Kidd the man who deliberately misknotted a hangman's noose so that the poor devil on the end of it kicked until he choked to death.1976, Jake Logan, North to Dakota, page 25
    • Her dates were few and with boys who misknotted their ties, knocked heirlooms off the mantel, spoke haltingly of rainfall, soybeans, their various ailments, and family curses.1996, “The Rock Garden”, in Southern Exposure, volume 24, page 52

Forms of misknot

third-person singular presentmisknots
present participlemisknotting
past participlemisknotted
pastmisknotted

Origin of misknot

From mis- + knot.

Questions about misknot

What does misknot mean?
Misknot means to tie a knot incorrectly.
What part of speech is misknot?
Misknot is a verb.
What is the past tense of misknot?
The past tense of misknot is misknotted.

Words near misknot in the dictionary

  1. misknew
  2. misknit
  3. misknits
  4. misknitted
  5. misknitting
  6. misknot
  7. misknots
  8. misknotted
  9. misknotting
  10. misknow
  11. misknowing

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