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Description
Depiction of a knot (but see usage notes).

Etymology
is derived from the absence of an emoji or Unicode character for a rope; rather, this symbol specifically represents a knot.

and senses are puns, and senses  and  are metonyms; the former is derived from the use of rope as a method of suicide.

Symbol

 * 1)  Rope.
 * 2)   Not.
 * 3)   Bondage.
 * 4)   Knot; slang for bulbus glandis.
 * 1)   Bondage.
 * 2)   Knot; slang for bulbus glandis.
 * 1)   Bondage.
 * 2)   Knot; slang for bulbus glandis.

Usage notes

 * As an emoji, the design of greatly varies by operating system/platform. However, most depictions are generally brightly-coloured and show either a square knot, figure-eight knot, or a carrick bend.