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â¢ OVERHAND KNOT (noun). The noun OVERHAND KNOT has 1 sense: 1. a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots). Familiarity information: OVERHAND KNOT used as a noun is very rare.
2. Put the end of the mainline through the overhand knot before it is pulled tight. 3. Wet the overhand knotwith saliva and pull it really tight. 4. Pull about 20cm of mainline through the overhand knot, then make a loop near the overhand knot and hold with your thumb and forefinger. 5.