1. a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose; [syn: figure eight, figure of eight]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
figure of eight
n 1: a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope
that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that
prevents the rope from coming loose [syn: figure eight,
figure of eight]