WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
run′ning knot′, 
  1. a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (run′ning noose′) that tightens as the rope is pulled.
  • 1640–50

'running knot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
noose - slipknot

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