"inknot" meaning in English

See inknot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: inknots [present, singular, third-person], inknotting [participle, present], inknotted [participle, past], inknotted [past]
Etymology: From in- + knot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|knot}} in- + knot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} inknot (third-person singular simple present inknots, present participle inknotting, simple past and past participle inknotted)
  1. To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.

Inflected forms

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