A '''Slipped Half Hitch'''<ref>{{cite book |title=The Art of Knotting and Splicing, 4th Edition |last=Day |first=Cyrus |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1986, (first edition 1947) |publisher=Naval Institute Press |___location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-062-9 |pages=36 (Knot #15, 36) }}</ref>, is a [[knot]] in which the weight of the load the rope carries depresses the loop sufficiently to keep it in place until the load item is placed in its ___location. When no longer required the free end may be pulled and draw the loop through and so release the load.
