"misknot" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misknots [present, singular, third-person], misknotting [participle, present], misknotted [participle, past], misknotted [past]
Etymology: mis- + knot Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|knot}} mis- + knot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} misknot (third-person singular simple present misknots, present participle misknotting, simple past and past participle misknotted)
  1. To tie a knot incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misknot-en-verb-~KOMoQXT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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