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• hitch

  A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot.

• stopper knot

  A knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole.

• loop knot

  Any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope.

• slipknot

  A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it...

• square knot

  A double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords.

• overhand knot

  A simple small knot (often used as part of other knots).

• hawser bend

  A knot uniting the ends of two lines.

• Gordian knot

  An intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander...

• half hitch

  A knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double.

• barrel knot

  A knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped...

• bow

  A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces.

• clove hitch

  A knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar.

• prolonge knot

  A knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage.

• figure eight

  A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through...

• surgeon's knot

  Any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures.

• carrick bend

  A knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers.

• true lover's knot

  A stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love.

• sheepshank

  A knot for shortening a line.

• fisherman's bend

  A knot for tying a line to a spar or ring.

• fisherman's knot

  A knot for tying the ends of two lines together.

• Turk's head

  An ornamental knot that resembles a small turban.