"cut the knot" meaning in English

See cut the knot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cuts the knot [present, singular, third-person], cutting the knot [participle, present], cut the knot [participle, past], cut the knot [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,cut>}} cut the knot (third-person singular simple present cuts the knot, present participle cutting the knot, simple past and past participle cut the knot)
  1. Synonym of cut the Gordian knot. Synonyms: cut the Gordian knot [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cut_the_knot-en-verb-bRcfAUQm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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