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knotted

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɒtɪd/
  • General-American: /ˈnɑtɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Full of knots; knotty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Tied in knots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having the shape or form of a knot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of knot

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.
  • Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

tied with a knot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his carefully knotted necktie

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7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gnarled and knotted hands
  • a knobbed stick

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gnarled, gnarly, knotty, knobbed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: taurekereke — full of knots