SLIPKNOT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

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)