overhand knot
Simplest rope fastening
An overhand knot is the simplest knot—a single loop with the end passed through and pulled tight.
It serves as a stopper knot to prevent rope from slipping through a hole, or as the starting point for more complex knots.
She tied an overhand knot at the end of the thread.
Forming a knot
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- tightenMake more secure
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
- setArrange in position
pull · form · secure · fasten · bind · snug · tension · grip
Curve closing on itself
Fiber art using knots
- knotworkDecorative intertwined patterns
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- twineStranded cord for tying
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
thread · weaving · lashing · braiding · paracord · lanyard · friendship bracelet · hitching
Closure for an opening
- anchor pointFixed securing location
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
beading · jewelry making · macramé · drawstring · shoelace
Ascending by physical effort
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
rappelling · rigging · seamanship · ropework · rescue · mountaineering · belaying · canyoneering
tying
Forming a knot
set · pull · form · secure · fasten · bind · snug · tension · grip · jam
loop
Curve closing on itself
macramé
Fiber art using knots
- knotworkDecorative intertwined patterns
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- twineStranded cord for tying
yarn · thread · weaving · lashing · braiding · paracord · lanyard · friendship bracelet · hitching
stopper
Closure for an opening
- anchor pointFixed securing location
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
suturing · beading · jewelry making · macramé · drawstring · shoelace
climbing
Ascending by physical effort
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
fishing · rappelling · rigging · seamanship · ropework · rescue · mountaineering · belaying · canyoneering
- overhand ___
- knotsbowline, clove hitch, half hitch, figure eight, noose
- rope activitieslasso, lassoing, rappelling, abseiling, belaying
- ropeworkropework, hitch, splice, splicing, bend
- climbing knotsfigure eight, figure-eight, figure eight loop, bowline, clove hitch
- figure-eightinfinity symbol, double loop
overhand knotmonkey's fist
Weighted ball knot for throwing
trucker's hitch · decorative knot · bowline · sheepshank · figure-eight knot
knot, knotted, knots, knotty, knotting, unknot, overhand, knotless, unknotted