nouer — meaning in English

English meaning

• bind verb To tie, fasten, or hold something together tightly, using rope, cord, a band, or similar.
• knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.

Senses

nouer is used for these senses in English:

• bind (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
• knot (transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

bind — full definition

1. verb To tie, fasten, or hold something together tightly, using rope, cord, a band, or similar.
2. verb To hold someone under a legal, moral, or promised obligation.
3. verb In computing, to link or associate a name, variable, or module with a value or piece of code.
4. noun A difficult or awkward situation with no easy way out.

knot — full definition

1. noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
2. noun A hard, tight lump in a muscle, or a tangled clump of hair.
3. noun A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, used for ships and aircraft.
4. verb To tie something into a knot.

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