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slip knot

slip knot noun: a knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.

slip knot: a knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied
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Noun

slip knot (plural slip knots)

  1. A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.
    Synonyms:
    running knot
  2. A knot which attaches a line to the middle of another, allowing it to slide.

slip knot meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

slip knot in Tamil

கவைத்தாம்பு, வழுக்கல் முடிச்சு

slip knot in Telugu

knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied
జారుముడి jārumuḍi

slip knot in Kannada

ಕಳಚು ಗಂಟು, ಜಾರು ಗಂಟು, ಜೀರ್ಗಂಟು

Synonyms of slip knot

Forms of slip knot

pluralslip knots
alternative formslipknot

Questions about slip knot

What does slip knot mean?
Slip knot means a knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.
What is slip knot in Tamil?
Slip knot in Tamil is கவைத்தாம்பு, வழுக்கல் முடிச்சு. See Slip knot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is slip knot?
Slip knot is a noun.
What is the plural of slip knot?
The plural of slip knot is slip knots.

Words near slip knot in the dictionary

  1. slip faces
  2. slip in
  3. slip into
  4. slip into something more comfortable
  5. slip it to
  6. slip knot
  7. slip knots
  8. slip lane
  9. slip lanes
  10. slip noose
  11. slip nooses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: slip knot (page history and authors); slip knot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slip knot (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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