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knot

Pronunciación: [nɑt]

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Cómo usar knot en una oración: 4 significados y 12 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «physical object»

(noun) a loop or twist in a piece of rope, string, or similar material that holds it together. Think of it like when you tie your shoelaces; you make a knot to keep them from coming undone.

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She learned how to tie a knot in her shoelaces so they wouldn't fall off.

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His shoelaces came undone because he didn't tie a strong knot.

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Can you show me how to make a knot with this rope?

Contexto: «measurement»

(noun) a unit for measuring speed, especially in boats and planes, equal to one nautical mile per hour. It’s like how fast something is going in water or in the sky.

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The boat was sailing at a speed of 10 knots.

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That plane is not flying at a low speed of 20 knots; it's much faster.

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What speed in knots did the ship achieve during the race?

Contexto: «physical action»

(verb) to make a knot by tying a piece of rope, string, or material together. It's like what you do when you want to keep something secure and not let it fall apart.

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He knots the two pieces of string together tightly for the craft project.

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She doesn't knot the ribbon; instead, she just lets it hang loose.

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Can you knot the thread before we start sewing?

Contexto: «problem»

(noun) a situation in which different things are tangled or complicated, making them hard to untangle or solve. Imagine if your headphones are all tangled up; it's like a big knot that needs to be worked out.

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We solved the knot of problems in the project quickly.

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The discussion about the issues just made the knot of problems bigger.

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How can we untangle this knot of difficulties in the project?

Cómo se pronuncia knot

Pronunciación: [nɑt]

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