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SLIPKNOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slipknot" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slipknot"):
Windsor knot (a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie)
Holonyms ("slipknot" is a part of...):
noose; running noose; slip noose (a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)
gin; noose; snare (a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose)
