LOOP KNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loop knot mean? 

• LOOP KNOT (noun)
  The noun LOOP KNOT has 1 sense:

1. any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope

  Familiarity information: LOOP KNOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOP KNOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("loop knot" 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 "loop knot"):

bowline; bowline knot (a loop knot that neither slips nor jams)