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Discover LudwigThe phrase "knot up" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used informally to describe the act of tying something in a knot or becoming tense.
Example: "I tend to knot up when I'm under pressure during exams."
Alternatives: "tighten up" or "get tense."
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The one major setback is that the cloth cords, while very cool looking and seemingly sturdy, tend to knot up — a nuisance I couldn't bare.
"It was always there – seeing a strangling scene on TV or a film, seeing two lads in the playground play fighting, even putting on my tie in the morning and sliding the knot up would give me an erection.
"It was always there seeing a strangling scene on TV or a film, seeing two lads in the playground play fighting, even putting on my tie in the morning and sliding the knot up would give me an erection.
Highly sensitive to tension, the shoulders and neck tend to knot up quickly.
Pull the thread through the loop and push the knot up toward the top knot.
Synthetic requires extreme care and will knot up easily and may become nappy.
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"The way it was all knotted up?
It kind of knotted up for a second.
My stomach knots up at the thought of a revelation.
Mills's stomach knotted up and he couldn't sleep.
MANY Shostakovichian paradoxes are knotted up within the Fifth Symphony.
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