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knot vs hitch

hitch vs knot

knot and hitch both are nouns.

knot and hitch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knot Yes No Yes No
hitch Yes No Yes No
As nouns, hitch is a hyponym of knot; that is, hitch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knot:
  • knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
  • hitch: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
Other hyponyms of knot include barrel knot, blood knot, bow, bowknot, carrick bend, clove hitch, figure eight, figure of eight, fisherman's bend, fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot, Gordian knot, half hitch, hawser bend, loop knot, love knot, lover's knot, lovers' knot, true lover's knot, true lovers' knot, overhand knot, prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate, sheepshank, slipknot, square knot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, Turk's head.
knot (noun) hitch (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
a tight cluster of people or things any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
something twisted and tight and swollen an unforeseen obstacle
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged the state of inactivity following an interruption
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour a period of time spent in military service
knot (verb) hitch (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot to hook or entangle
tangle or complicate connect to a vehicle:
make into knots; make knots out of travel by getting free rides from motorists
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
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