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A tug undoes it
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slipknot
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n. (alternative spelling of slip knot English)
WordNet
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n. a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
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Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) is a fictional character , a supervillain published by DC Comics . His first appearance was in Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984) by writers Joey Cavalieri and Gerry Conway and artist Rafael Kayanan . Slipknot was created ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also slip-knot , 1650s, from slip (v.) + knot (n.). One which easily can be "slipped" or undone by pulling on the loose end of the last loop.
Usage examples of slipknot.
Tucking the tool beneath her left arm, she secured the coiled strands with a slipknot to the spindle.
She finished her labors by tying a slipknot in one end of the rope, slinging her boots by their laces about her neck, and making a sword-thong of vine.
Even the faint hiss as the slipknot loosened and the rope came free seemed to batter her ears like thunder.
Moving my canoe alongside, I made it fast, tying a slipknot to aid in a hasty getaway.
The whipcord finally was looped around her neck on a running slipknot, so that if she tried to move to get away she would garote herself.
As quickly as he could without fumbling, Cal fashioned a slipknot in one end of the rope that hung from his waist.
When they were both secure in the back of the wagon, Kirk retied the leather lashing with a slipknot and settled back into the darkness.
Travis took it in, saw the wayward hunk of junk about to pull the line taut, and he reached down and pulled the free end of the rope, which he had tied in a slipknot in case of this very situation.
He got to the brush where they were tied, pulled the loose end of the slipknot, and holding the reins, he grabbed for the pommel.
After a couple of tugs to make sure the knots would hold, he fashioned a loose slipknot on the other end and swung it over the edge of the pit.
He retrieved the sack that Pirojil had indicated, untied the slipknot that held the sack closed, and spread it open.
He found a length of rope on the ground and picked it up, making a slipknot noose at one end of it.
Working quickly, enveloped by sinister night sounds, he had fashioned a short length of thin cord into a loose slipknot, then formed a loop to make a sort of seat for himself in the sturdy, longer rope.
When it had been looped over and tied in a slipknot, less than a foot and a half hung down.
He hung there for almost a full minute, and then he stood on his bed to pull the slipknot free.