Thesaurus: bight

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1. v. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
2. v. A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
3. v. The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.
4. n. a loop in a rope
5. n. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
6. n. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
7. n. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
8. v. fasten with a bight
9. 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. 2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. 3. (Naut.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.
10. A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
11. n:100 n. a loop in a rope n. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) n. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline