(v. t.) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
(v. t.) To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
(v. t.) To join; to cause to grow together.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
(v. t.) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
(v. i.) To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
(v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
(n.) Union knitting; texture.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eighty interposition mesocaval shunts, using a knitted Dacron large diameter prosthesis, have been performed during the past five and one-half years.
(2) Placement of impervious knitted Dacron velour aortic grafts in baboons reproduced platelet consumption that progressively normalized over six weeks postoperatively.
(3) One source said Coe's "knitting together" of cross-party political support to win the London Olympic bid puts him in a good light.
(4) The fabric protection factors (FPF) of 5 metal meshes, to simulate the weave pattern and yarn dimensions of typical fabrics, and 6 textiles with variable construction (woven and knitted), fibre type and dye were determined using a spectrophotometric assay and human skin testing.
(5) In contrast to the uncoated knitted prosthesis, which rapidly developed a layered neointima with complete neoendothelialization, only islands of neointima were found in albumin-coated grafts after 4 weeks.
(6) I inherited Ted-Fred from my mother, a one-eyed and wholly uncuddly pre-war sack of mange (the bear, not my mum), and I had briefly loved Albert, a brown knitted dog, although I have very little memory of him.
(7) This paper compares the healing of supported knitted Dacron prostheses implanted in the descending thoracic aorta and in the subcutaneous carotid-femoral positions in each of 10 dogs.
(8) ultralightweight; nine Wesolowski Weavenit; and seven DeBakey standard weight knitted.
(9) To establish the conditions for achieving immediate and complete endothelial cell coverage of the luminal surfaces of small-caliber (internal diameter:4 mm) vascular grafts in vitro, the attachment and spread of endothelial cells cultured from human umbilical veins to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and knitted Dacron grafts was studied.
(10) To overcome these problems, the PEUG was modified to add mechanical strength by incorporating knitted polyester fibers.
(11) They say it is easier than knitting a scarf, the typical starter project for novices.
(12) Recently the triple-layered CX or controlled expansion cylinders were introduced, which consisted of a middle layer of expandable monofilament knitted polypropylene-like material sandwiched between 2 silicone layers.
(13) A host of activities are on offer, from barbecue or pizza parties to bar crawls, and guests are welcome to visit the community projects that Backpack sponsors, including vegetable gardens, knitting and football for kids.
(14) But they are, without argument, all “pulling in the same direction”, a tight-knit group unconcerned about the judgment of others.
(15) In the second trial 24 grafts without velours trimming (Cooley II, Meadox), 24 grafts manufactured by a new warp-knitting procedure without velours trimming (Protegraft 2000, B. Braun AG) and 24 identical grafts of B. Braun AG but with gelatine impregnation were evaluated.
(16) She was inseparable from her sister and had a close-knit group of friends.
(17) Mourinho’s pre-match utterances are generally best skimmed for the odd word not specifically dedicated to inflammatory falsehoods, but Chelsea’s manager was correct to offer some wary respect for the Football League’s champion club and here, lining up in a tightly knit 4-4-2, Leicester were sharp in the tackle early on, and pacy on the break throughout.
(18) During the first five years, 22 patients had either a 13 X 6.5 mm or a 14 X 7 mm knitted Dacron graft and served as historic controls for a second group of 20 others who had 14 X 7 mm grafts of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), during the last three years of the study.
(19) (“Get your tissues ready: It’s time for an emotional rollercoaster.”) His mum, Figen, he wrote on his feed , had told him she was having a bad day because she had taken a stall at a craft fair and no one had bought any of her knitted creations.
(20) Five pathogenic, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were used to measure the differential microbial adherence to ACD versus untreated velour-knitted Dacron (VKD) vascular prostheses.
Shrug
Definition:
(v. t.) To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
(v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
(n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt.
Example Sentences:
(1) He shrugs his shoulders and laughs: "And they call us thieves!"
(2) As for the liberals who are today pointing at an atlas and shrugging for the cameras, back then their parents were probably writing letters to the Times about the need for greater economic efficiency.
(3) He shrugs in bemusement at what is, to him, a meaningless compliment.
(4) Updated at 6.55pm BST 6.51pm BST Asked whether Bayern might bottle it because of the expectation on them tonight, Thomas Muller shrugs and says: "Except for the game against Barcelona, there hasn't been a situation where Bayern weren't favourites."
(5) We can’t let ministers just shrug their shoulders | Peter Tatchell Read more After returning to the podium at the Methodist central hall in Westminster, he told the audience Thornberry had clearly expressed Labour’s opposition to the war in Syria and had called for an end to the conflict.
(6) I appreciate things like that.” News about things like overreach in government surveillance make her uneasy but she said her tendency would be to shrug and say: “As long as I have no plans to threaten the national security, I don’t really have any reason to worry.” “In term of health privacy though, once we start thinking about health and our families, I think it’s very easy to realize that this is the most sensitive personal information about us,” she said.
(7) Boris Johnson has shrugged off calls for an urgent review of cycling safety in London after a man killed on Wednesday night became the fifth cyclist to die in the capital in nine days.
(8) If they have a position, he believes it is more likely to be “let’s just get on with it”, mirroring the shrugged-shoulder response of Julie Bishop, who declared that she had “no concerns” about marriage equality.
(9) His performance was encapsulated by the shrug that was his simple response to a Celtics fan who threw beer on him after the game .
(10) Yet, ultimately, the film honours Dengler's good humour, his resilience, his overwhelming desire to live; after describing the many horrendous tortures the Viet Cong inflicted on him, he shrugs and says: "They were always thinking up new things to do to me!"
(11) The show has shrugged off the bonds of mere TV, and garnered a cultural presence rarely seen since the shows of the 1970s – the so-called “golden age” of television.
(12) If you love football, you love Rosicky,” Wenger shrugged afterwards.
(13) From that day video games – the youngest and therefore the most misunderstood and feared entertainment medium – have struggled to shrug off the perception that they are violent, often mindless, occasionally sexist and fundamentally unconstructive.
(14) Yves, a quiet, soft-spoken heavy metal fan with a penchant for band T-shirts and political protest, gives what can only be described as a Gallic shrug.
(15) Asked if it helped with negotiations, she shrugged.
(16) Tory cuts are criticised but accepted with a shrug, while the rank incompetence of leading cabinet members, most notably Jeremy Hunt , slips by unremarked upon, almost as if Miliband is too polite to mention it.
(17) In the unaired version – which was later passed to the Mirror – the presenter then appears to recite the children's counting rhyme and use the N-word under his breath before pointing at the Toyota and shrugging: "Toyota it is."
(18) At this point, you might shrug your shoulders and walk away from this green fantasy land.
(19) Though located in a given abdominal organ, such abscesses find it hard to recognize this as their exclusive setting and attempt to shrug off these traditional confines.
(20) But her principal outlet is her blog, Atlas Shrugs , named after the philosophical novel by the arch-conservative Russian emigre, Ayn Rand, which promoted "the morality of rational self-interest".