slipknot

or slip knot

[ slip-not ]

noun

1. a knot that slips slip easily along the cord or line around which it is made.

slipknot

/ ˈslɪpˌnɒt /

noun

1. Also calledrunning knot a nooselike knot tied so that it will slip along the rope round which it is made
2. a knot that can be easily untied by pulling one free end

Word History and Origins

Origin of slipknot¹

First recorded in 1650–60; slip ¹ + knot ¹

Example Sentences

We trimmed around the top of the fruit to create a little shelf for looping the string, peeled the skin off like a potato, and tied a slipknot around each stem.

From Eater

Wedding Hint: The minister ties the knot; time and lawyers may prove it to be a slipknot.

From Project Gutenberg

Then you get a long rope, and put one end in a slipknot loosely around the trunk.

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Tie a slipknot at one end of a string, and show how to set it for snaring birds.

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On his right a man had uncoiled a well-rope and was tying a slipknot in it.

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The string of the kite is fastened round these balances by a slipknot.

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