"misknot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misknots [present, singular, third-person], misknotting [participle, present], misknotted [participle, past], misknotted [past]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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