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  2. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Shoelace knot – commonly used for tying shoelaces and bow-ties; Shroud knot – a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together; Siberian hitch – used to attach a rope to an object; Simple knot – (four-in-hand knot) a method of tying a necktie; Simple Simon over – used for joining two lines

  3. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    Binding knots are knots that either constrict a single object or hold two objects snugly together. Whippings, seizings and lashings serve a similar purpose to binding knots, but contain too many wraps to be properly called a knot. [1] In binding knots, the ends of rope are either joined together or tucked under the turns of the knot.

  4. Lists of words having different meanings in American and ...

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  5. Interpersonal ties - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the B–C tie, according to this logic, is always present, whether weak or strong, given the other two strong ties. In this direction, the "weak tie hypothesis" postulates that clumps or cliques of social structure will form, being bound predominately by "strong ties", and that "weak ties" will function as the crucial bridge ...

  6. Knot - Wikipedia

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    Knot board [] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965). A knot is an intentional complication in cordage [1] which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi ...

  7. Constrictor knot - Wikipedia

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    When tying over soft material such as the neck of a bag, take care to keep the wraps of the knot together. The constrictor knot can damage or disfigure items it is tied around. [3] To exert extreme tension on the knot without injuring the hands, one can fashion handles using marlinespike hitches made around two rods. [2]

  8. Miller's knot - Wikipedia

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    This is to tie a Constrictor knot version of the miller's knot: 1 Constrictor knot. Grip the neck of the bag with the left hand, Fix / immobilize one end of the rope tucked upwards over the left hand long finger and under the index finger (option 1 : double folded as a bight to prepare a start-side-slip for the final knot)

  9. Friendship - Wikipedia

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    Recent work on friendship preferences shows that while there is much overlap between men and women for the traits they prefer in close same-gender friends (e.g., being prioritized over other friends, friends with varied knowledge/skills), there are some differences: women compared to men had greater preference for emotional support, emotional ...