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Antonyms for knit

Grammar : Verb
Spell : nit
Phonetic Transcription : nɪt

Definition of knit

Origin :
  • Old English cnyttan "to tie with a knot, bind, fasten," related to Old Norse knytja "bind together," Middle Low German knütten "to tie, knot," Old English cnotta "a knot," from Proto-Germanic *knuttjan, from stem *knutt-. Of brows, late 14c. Meaning "to do knitting" (especially plain stitch) is from 1520s. Related: Knitted; knitting.
  • verb intertwine
Example sentences :
  • The lawyer's brows were knit as he faced the proprietor of the store.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • When I was her age I could have knit the whole side of a house in less time.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • On my telling him that I had not, he knit his brows, and looked at me very sternly.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • He was knit to Lyddy by every tie of gratitude and affection.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • She knit her brow for a second—but she did not betray an instant's indecision.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Apparently nothing but that the dead man's bone will not knit.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • His brows were knit and there was an anxious expression on his face.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • The doctor entered; his brows were knit; contrary to custom, he did not offer me his hand.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • During the day, Wetamoo compelled her slave to knit some stockings for her.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • For another she knit a pair of stockings, for which she received a quart of peas.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Synonyms for knit

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