Knot
Of fastening.
Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object.
This concept's ID is @1~19697
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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.