knoop

Definitions of knoop
  1. noun
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
    synonyms: druktoets, flipper
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    bevestigingsmiddel, clip, lijsteklem, lijstenklem, schroefklem, sluiting, spanner, videoclip
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  2. noun
    any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
    synonyms: knoest, kwar, kwast, noest, war
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    mastworp, schippersknoop, schipperssteek
    a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
    visserssteek
    a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring
    halfsteek
    a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
    schuifknoop, slipsteek, strikknoop
    a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
    boelijn, paalsteek
    a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
    bokkenpoot, bokkenpootje, bokkepoot, bokkepootje
    a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
    weversknoop
    a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
    type of:
    bevestigingsmiddel, clip, lijsteklem, lijstenklem, schroefklem, sluiting, spanner, videoclip
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  3. noun
    soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
  4. noun
    something twisted and tight and swollen
    synonyms: knoest, kwar, kwast, noest, war
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    vervorming
    a shape resulting from distortion
  5. noun
    any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
  6. noun
    the place where two or more things come together
    synonyms: knooppunt, kruising, kruispunt, snijding, wegkruising
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    oversteekplaats, voetgangersoversteekplaats, zebra, zebrapad
    a junction where one street or road crosses another
    spoorwegknooppunt
    a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
    T-kruising
    a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
    rotary, rotator, verkeersplein
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
    klaverblad
    an interchange that does not require left-hand turns
    keerpunt
    the intersection of two streets
    overweg, spoorwegovergang
    intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
    type of:
    gelegenheid, oord, pl., plaats, plek, stek, stekkie, tent
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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