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
Marybethmer-ee-BETH, mar-ee-BETHEnglish
Jaagup-Estonian
DaynaDAY-nəEnglish
Ruprecht-German (Archaic)
Klein[kləin]
Savina-Italian