Meanings
nounprusik (plural prusiks)
plural prusiks · alternative prussik
- attributiveclimbingA type of friction hitch.
verbprusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)
present singular third person prusiks · participle present prusiking · participle past prusiked · past prusiked · alternative prussik
- climbingTo climb a rope using a prusik.
Origin
Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Prusíkův uzel, prusík
- Prusíkův uzelfriction hitch
- prusíkfriction hitch
Dutch prusikknoop
- prusikknoopfriction hitch
Finnish Prusikin solmu, prusik
- Prusikin solmufriction hitch
- prusikfriction hitch
German Prusik, Prusikknoten
- Prusikfriction hitch
- Prusikknotenfriction hitch
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
prusik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prusik
MLA
“prusik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prusik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prusik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prusik.
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