Knob1. (n.) A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.
2. (n.) A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
3. (n.) A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob.
4. (n.) See Knop.
5. (v. i.) To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed.
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