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# knotted

adjective (knotted); verb form (past of «knot»: knot, knots, knotted, knotting)

«knotted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tied in a knot or having knots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#m1)
2. Twisted and tangled together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#m2)
3. Tight and hard, like knotted muscles or a stomach tight from worry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#m3)
4. (verb form) Tied something in a knot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: knotted shoelaces, knotted hair after the wind, a knotted rope for climbing. In stories, «her stomach knotted» shows fear or worry. Safety: in water sports and camping you learn proper knots. Phrases: «knotted rope», «knotted hair», «tightly knotted».

### Examples

- My shoelaces were knotted and I couldn't undo them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x1)
- Her hair was knotted after swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x2)
- He knotted the rope to the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x3)
- We climbed the knotted rope in PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x4)
- My stomach knotted before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x5)
- The old tree had a knotted trunk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x6)
- Finally, he found and drew forth a nicely plaited whip-thong with a red snapper all waxed and knotted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/#x7)

### Note

Past form of «knot» with double «t». The «k» is silent: «NOT-id». Do not confuse with «not».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «knotted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knotted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«knotted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knotted.html) on Mova free.