tie in a knot



tie something in a knot

to bend something, such as a rope, upon itself to make a knot. I ended up tying the rope in a knot. The rope was tied in a knot and no one could get it undone.
See also: knot, tie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SylviSUYL-vee (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Desislava-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Aurangzeb-History
Florindaflo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
GeorgiaJOR-jə (English)English, Greek
Isocrates-Ancient Greek (Latinized)