knot vs tie

knot and tie both are nouns.

knot and tie both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No
tie	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tie is a hypernym of knot; that is, tie is a word with a broader meaning than knot:

knot: tie or fasten into a knot
tie: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

Other hypernyms of knot include bind.

knot (noun)	tie (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere	a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object	neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design	a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
a tight cluster of people or things	one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
something twisted and tight and swollen	a fastener that serves to join or connect
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged	(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour	the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
	equality of score in a contest
	a social or business relationship

knot (verb)	tie (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot	form a knot or bow in
tangle or complicate	limit or restrict to
make into knots; make knots out of	finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
	fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
	connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
	unite musical notes by a tie
	make by tying pieces together
	perform a marriage ceremony
	create social or emotional ties

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