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ALL meanings of clove hitch

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  • noun clove hitch a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope 3
  • noun clove hitch a kind of knot used to fasten a rope around a spar, pole, or another rope 3
  • noun clove hitch a knot or hitch for fastening a rope to a spar or larger rope, consisting of two half hitches made in opposite directions, the two parts of the rope emerging also in opposite directions. 1
  • noun clove hitch (nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in opposite directions, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip. 0
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