Usually means: Simple knot looping over itself.
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  1. overhand knot: Merriam-Webster
  2. overhand knot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overhand knot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. overhand knot: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. overhand knot: Wiktionary
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  10. Overhand knot, overhand knot: Dictionary.com
  11. Overhand knot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. overhand knot: Rhymezone
  13. overhand knot: FreeDictionary.org
  14. overhand knot: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. Overhand Knot: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

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Definitions from Wiktionary (overhand knot)

▸ noun:  A particular very simple knot, used e.g. to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling, and as part of other knots.

Similar:
wall knot, running knot, knot, tape knot, working end, Euro death-knot, water knot, angler's loop, knotwork, bag knot, more...

Opposite:
underhand knot, slip knot, loop knot

Types:
granny knot, thief knot, reef knot, bowline knot, clove hitch, timber hitch, trucker's hitch, more...

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Similar:
wall knot, running knot, knot, tape knot, working end, Euro death-knot, water knot, angler's loop, knotwork, bag knot, more...

Opposite:
underhand knot, slip knot, loop knot

Types:
granny knot, thief knot, reef knot, bowline knot, clove hitch, timber hitch, trucker's hitch, more...



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