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Unknit

To unravel.

📖 Definitions of "Unknit"

verb
  1. 1

    To unravel.

    "Exhaustion will unknit even the ordered mind."

  2. 2

    To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unknit"

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unknotnoun(mathematics) In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
unravelverb(transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
untieverb(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
unpickverb(sewing) To undo sewing stitches.
unclueverb(transitive) To decipher; to untangle (e.g. a mystery)
unkinkverb(transitive) To remove the kinks from.
untangleverb(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
unstitchverb(transitive) To take out stitches from.
unclewverb(archaic, transitive, also figurative) To unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
untwirlverbTo untwist; to undo.
unkennelverb(transitive) To let (dogs) out of a kennel.
disentangleverb(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
uncrinkleverbTo unfold from a crinkled state.
unreaveverb(obsolete, transitive) Alternative spelling of unreeve. [(transitive, nautical) To withdraw or take out, as for example a rope from a block.]
uncoilverb(transitive) To unwind or untwist (something).
unpuzzleverb(transitive) To solve (a puzzle); to work out.
unsnibverbto undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.
unwindverb(intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
tinknoun(dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
rip outverbTo remove by ripping

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