Knot Tie Hair I Noun Bre Nɒt Nɑːt

• to tie a knot
• tie the two ropes together with a knot.
• tie a knot in the rope.
• hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb)

knot

1. a join made by tying together two pieces or ends of string, rope, etc.
• to tie a knot
• Tie the two ropes together with a knot.
• Tie a knot in the rope.
• hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb)
• a tangled knot of arms and legs
• Sailors had to know lots of different knots.
2. a way of twisting hair into a small round shape at the back of the head
• See related entries: Describing hair
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/describing_hair/knot_1
• She had her hair in a knot.
3. a hard round spot in a piece of wood where there was once a branch
4. a small group of people standing close together
• Little knots of people had gathered at the entrance.
5. a tight, hard feeling in the stomach, throat, etc. caused by nerves, anger, etc.
• My stomach was in knots.
• I could feel a knot of fear in my throat.
6. a unit for measuring the speed of boats and aircraft; one nautical mile per hour
7. very quickly
• She's getting through her winnings at a rate of knots.
8. to get married
9. to become or make somebody very confused
• I got myself tied up in knots when I tried to explain the legal system to them.

Word Origin

• Old English cnotta, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knot.