"human knot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: human knots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} human knot (plural human knots)
  1. A team-building exercise in which a group of people form a circle and hold hands with others in the circle, and then disentangle themselves. Wikipedia link: human knot
    Sense id: en-human_knot-en-noun-XrQXoZy3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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