KNOT (2)

knot (2). Knot, v.t. to make knots, tie, fasten, form buds

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Knot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knotting.] 1. 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. “Knotted curls.” Drayton.
As tight as I could knot the noose. Tennyson. 2. 2. To unite closely; to knit together. Bacon.
3. 3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.