KNOT Copy link • KNOT 1. v. nodum facere or nectere. 2. s. (1) general term, any round, especially hard, rising on a body. (a) On animals, nodus (general term): articulus (in a joint): tuber (a hardened swelling). (b) In wood, on boughs, nodus. (c) On a stalk, nodus: articulus: geniculum: having knots, geniculatus. (2) A knot that is tied, nodus (also as a star, and figuratively = hindrance, difficulty): difficultas (figuratively, difficulty): to make or tie a knot, nodum facere, nectere: to draw a knot tight, nodum astringere: to loosen, undo a knot, nodum solvere, expedire (PROP. and figuratively).