Knotted - English meaning

verb

Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

Usage examples:

They bound her hands and feet

noun

A problematical situation.

Usage examples:

He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb

To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together

Usage examples:

The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

verb

Arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.

Usage examples:

He began to coil up the heavy ropes

noun

A length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.

Usage examples:

A coil of rope

noun

A confusion or turmoil.

Usage examples:

But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the national health s…

phrasal verb

Wrap for decorative purposes

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding

verb

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

Usage examples:

Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled

verb

To trap something within something else from which it is difficult to escape

Usage examples:

A seal became entangled in the fishing net., fig. the movie explores the entangled (= mixed togethe…

verb

Wind or twist together; interweave.

Usage examples:

They lay entwined in each other's arms

adjective

Closely connected or unable to be separated

Usage examples:

The fates of both countries seem somehow entwined., for at least 300 years before the 1917 bolshevi…

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

adjective

Full of knots.

Usage examples:

Panelling in knotty pine

noun

A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.

Usage examples:

A dress trimmed in white lace

verb

Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.

Usage examples:

He put the shoes on and laced them up

noun

A decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them

Usage examples:

A lace curtain/handkerchief, your laces are untied., she laced her boots.

verb

Strike or beat with a whip or stick.

Usage examples:

They lashed him repeatedly about the head

noun

A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope.

Usage examples:

He was sentenced to fifty lashes for his crime

verb

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

noun

A shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.

Usage examples:

Make a loop in the twine

verb

Form (something) into a loop or loops; encircle.

Usage examples:

She looped her arms around his neck

noun

A circular shape made by something long and narrow in which the two ends cross each other, leaving an open space within

Usage examples:

A loop of thread from my sweater caught on a nail., the exit ramp makes a loop under the elevated h…

adjective

(especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass.

Usage examples:

A cardigan of matted grey wool

verb

Tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.

Usage examples:

The fur on its flank was matted with blood

verb

Give a matt appearance to (something).

Usage examples:

Its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects

verb

Untangle or unravel something.

Usage examples:

Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net

noun

A tangle, cluster, or knot.

Usage examples:

A ravel of knitting

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

(of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.

Usage examples:

The dog snarled at the boy

verb

Entangle something.

Usage examples:

The trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush

noun

An act or sound of snarling.

Usage examples:

A snarl of rage

adjective

Twisted together untidily; matted.

Usage examples:

His hair was a tangled mess

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

adjective

Twisted into a messy mass of things

Usage examples:

She ran a hand through her tangled hair., the whole issue is getting too tangled (= confused).

adjective

In an untidy or badly organized state in which things or parts are not kept separate from each other

Usage examples:

The young trees grow through all sorts of tangly grass and undergrowth., my hair always looks great…

verb

Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Usage examples:

The horse had been tethered to a post

noun

A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.

Usage examples:

Regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows

noun

A rope, chain, or other device used to attach a person or animal to a fixed object

Usage examples:

Asthma kept him tethered to an oxygen tank.

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

Usage examples:

He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

idiom

Secure with or as if with ropes

phrasal verb

Bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.

Usage examples:

Robbers tied her up and ransacked her home

phrasal verb

Occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.

Usage examples:

She would be tied up at the meeting all day

adjective

(of hair) untidy.

Usage examples:

She wore her hair in tousled curls

verb

Make (a person's hair) untidy.

Usage examples:

I tousled his wispy silver hair

adjective

(esp. of hair) looking messy

Usage examples:

She ran her fingers through her tousled hair.

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

Usage examples:

The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

Usage examples:

The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…

adjective

(of a person's hair) not combed.

Usage examples:

His hair was matted and uncombed

adjective

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

Usage examples:

They were unwashed and unkempt