misknot

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verb

To tie a knot incorrectly.

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Meanings

verbmisknot (third-person singular simple present misknots, present participle misknotting, simple past and past participle misknotted)

present singular third person misknots · participle present misknotting · participle past misknotted · past misknotted

  1. To tie a knot incorrectly.

    Among men in black tie, only the one who misknotted his bow tie is noticed, or the one wearing rich purple coat and trousers.

    2015, Nickolas Pappas, The Philosopher's New Clothes
    2 more examples

    He knew about Kidd. Kidd the Jay Hawker, Kidd the bounty hunter, Kidd the man who deliberately misknotted a hangman's noose so that the poor devil on the end of it kicked until he choked to death.

    1976, Jake Logan, North to Dakota, page 25

    Her dates were few and with boys who misknotted their ties, knocked heirlooms off the mantel, spoke haltingly of rainfall, soybeans, their various ailments, and family curses.

    1996, “The Rock Garden”, in Southern Exposure, volume 24, page 52

Origin

From mis- + knot.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

misknot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misknot

MLA

“misknot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misknot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misknot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misknot.

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