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Noun Concept
Categories: Knot components
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bight  in the bight  quick release knot  slipped knot  slipped loop
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A loop in a rope WordNet 3.0
English:
knot
rope
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A loop in a rope WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. Wikipedia
A curved section, slack part, or loop in rope Wikipedia Disambiguation
A curve in a rope. Wiktionary
IS A
loop
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bight
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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bight
Wikipedia
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bight (knot)
Wikidata
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bight
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bight
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Bight (rope), in the bight, quick release knot, slipped knot, slipped loop

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