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SLIPKNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slipknot mean? 

SLIPKNOT (noun)
  The noun SLIPKNOT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SLIPKNOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLIPKNOT (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)


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