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Overhand Knot

Definition: Overhand Knot

Overhand Knot

Noun

1. A simple small knot (often used as part of other knots).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Crosswords: Overhand Knot

Specialty definitions using "overhand knot": MACHINE SNELLER. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Overhand knot

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Canonical Name

overhand knot

Variant Names

thumb knot; the equivalent in knot theory is called the trefoil knot

Category

Stopper

Origin

Ancient

Similarities

blood knot, figure-of-eight

Releasing

Extreme jamming. This is the knot into which any line, twine, rope, garden hose or electrical cord will spontaneously evolve. Native Americans are said to have called the overhand knot "the knot that ties itself" from having found it formed by nature in plant tendrils and by "spontaneous composition" in tangled rope.

Load Strength

50%

Caveat

None, secure if wet

Uses

Fishing, climbing, shoelaces, making other knots.

Comments

This is one of the fundamental knots, and forms the basis of many others including the simple noose, angler's loop, and blood knot. The overhand knot is very secure, to the point of over jamming. It should be used if the knot is intended to be permanent.

Structure

Tying

There are a number of ways to tie the Overhand knot:

Thumb method - create a loop and push the working end? through the loop with your thumb.

Overhand method - create a bight, by twisting the hand over at the wrist and pinch the working end with your fingers and pull through the loop.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Overhand knot."

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Modern Translation: Overhand Knot

Language Translations for "overhand knot"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

umpisolmu (hard knot). (various references)

   

French

  

mouchet. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

overhanday otknay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Overhand Knot

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-k-n-n-o-o-r-t-v"

-4 letters: handover, honorand, kenotron, nonrated, nonvoter, overhand, ratooned.

-5 letters: another, donator, donnert, honored, kathode, nonhero, odonate, odorant, overhot, tandoor, thanked, thanker, thorned, throned, tornado, troaked, verdant.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Overhand Knot


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 76 65 72 68 61 6E 64      4B 6E 6F 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01110110 01100101 01110010 01101000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01001011 01101110 01101111 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#118 &#101 &#114 &#104 &#97 &#110 &#100 &#32 &#75 &#110 &#111 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0076 0065 0072 0068 0061 006E 0064      004B 006E 006F 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4988718474678070245808186

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Overhand Knot"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams 		5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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