Usually means: Slip knot that tightens easily.
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▸ noun:  a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled


Opposite:
slip knot, lasso knot, loop knot

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slip knot, lasso knot, loop knot




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