An overhang loop is formed by crossing which end over the standing part?

An overhang loop is formed by crossing which end over the standing part?

• A. Running end
• B. Turn
• C. Bight
• D. Bitter end

Answer: (D)

An overhang loop is created by crossing the rope’s tail end over the standing part to form a small loop that seems to hang from the rope. That tail end—known as the bitter end—is the free end left after the knot is started or completed, and crossing it over the standing part gives the characteristic overhang appearance. The running end is the part you actively manipulate while tying, and crossing it would produce a different configuration. A bight is just a bend in the rope, and a turn is a wrap around something, not the action that forms this specific loop. So the bitter end is the end you cross to make the overhang loop.

An overhang loop is created by crossing the rope’s tail end over the standing part to form a small loop that seems to hang from the rope. That tail end—known as the bitter end—is the free end left after the knot is started or completed, and crossing it over the standing part gives the characteristic overhang appearance. The running end is the part you actively manipulate while tying, and crossing it would produce a different configuration. A bight is just a bend in the rope, and a turn is a wrap around something, not the action that forms this specific loop. So the bitter end is the end you cross to make the overhang loop.