bight
/bait/
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Definition
Noun:
- A loop or slack middle section of a rope: The part of a rope between the ends, especially when it forms a curve or loose section.
- A curve or bend in a coastline: A broad, gentle curve or indentation in a shoreline.
- A bay formed by such a curve: A wide bay, often larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf, created by an indentation of the shoreline.
Verb:
- To fasten or secure with a loop of rope: To make a bight in a rope and use it for securing something.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The sailor formed a bight in the line to create a temporary loop.
- The ship sailed into the calm waters of the bight.
- The Great Australian Bight is known for its rough seas.
Verb:
- Bight the rope around the post to secure the boat.
Advanced Usage
- "To take up the bight": To pull in the slack part of a rope to remove a loop or to prepare it for use.
- Before tying the knot, take up the bight to remove any slack.
Variants and Related Words
- Bight is both a noun and a verb. There is no common adjective or adverb form directly derived from it.
- Related geographical terms: Bay, cove, gulf, inlet. A is typically wider and more open than a but less enclosed than a or .
Synonyms
- Noun (for coastal feature): Bay, inlet, indentation, curve.
- Noun (for rope): Loop, bend, curve, slack.
Related Phrases
- "In the bight of the rope": Referring to the middle, slack part of a rope, as opposed to its ends.
- Apply tension to the standing end, not the part in the bight of the rope.
Idioms
- There are no common idioms that use the word as the key element. It is primarily a technical term in sailing/nautical contexts and geography.
Noun
- the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
- a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
- the Bight of Benin
- the Great Australian Bight
- a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
- a loop in a rope
Verb
- fasten with a bight