BOWLINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loop knot that neither slips nor jams

Synonyms:

bowline; bowline knot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bowline" is a kind of...):

loop knot (any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope)

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