knot

noun [C] (GROUP)

/nɒt/

/nɑːt/

Definition

› a small group of people standing close together: Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall.Groups of people

(Definition of knot noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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