hawser bend vs knot

knot vs hawser bend

hawser bend and knot both are nouns.

hawser bend is not a verb while knot is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hawser bend	Yes	No	No	No
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, knot is a hypernym of hawser bend; that is, knot is a word with a broader meaning than hawser bend:

hawser bend: a knot uniting the ends of two lines
knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

hawser bend (noun)	knot (noun)
a knot uniting the ends of two lines	a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
	any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
	soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
	a tight cluster of people or things
	something twisted and tight and swollen
	a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
	(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

hawser bend (verb)	knot (verb)
	tie or fasten into a knot
	tangle or complicate
	make into knots; make knots out of

Difference between hawser bend and knot

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