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1. (v.t.) knit
to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of yarn by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
2. knit
to join closely and firmly, as members or parts.
3. knit
to contract into folds or wrinkles:
to knit the brow.
4. (v.i.) knit
to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones.
5. knit
to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
6. knit
to do knitting.
7. (n.) knit
a fabric or garment produced by knitting.
8. knit
the basic stitch in knitting, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn forward through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME knitte, OE cnyttan to tie; c. MD, MLG knutten; akin to knot1)
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| Definition of 'knit' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) knit
a fabric made by knitting
2. (noun) knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch
a basic knitting stitch
3. (verb) knit, knitting, knitwork
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
4. (verb) knit
make (textiles) by knitting
"knit a scarf"
5. (verb) knit, entwine
tie or link together
6. (verb) pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
"She puckered her lips"
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1. (verb) knit
to use wool and long needles to make a piece of clothing
to knit a sweater
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| Definition of 'knit' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) knit
union knitting; texture
2. knit
of Knit
3. (verb) knit
to form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying
4. (verb) knit
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
5. (verb) knit
to join; to cause to grow together
6. (verb) knit
to unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love
7. (verb) knit
to draw together; to contract into wrinkles
8. (verb) knit
to form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops
9. (verb) knit
to be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound
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Sense: to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles
She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.
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 Afrikaans: brei |
 Arabic: يُحيك، يَحْبِك |
 Bulgarian: плета |
 Brazilian: tricotar |
 Czech: (u)plést |
 German: stricken |
 Danish: strikke |
 Greek: πλέκω |
 Spanish: tejer, hacer punto, trico |
 Estonian: kuduma |
 Farsi: بافتن |
 Finnish: neuloa |
 French: tricoter |
 Hebrew: לִסרוֹג |
 Hindi: बुनना |
 Croatian: plesti |
 Hungarian: köt |
 Indonesian: merajut |
 Icelandic: prjóna |
 Italian: lavorare a maglia, sferru |
 Japanese: 編む |
 Korean: 뜨개질을 하다 |
 Lithuanian: megzti |
 Latvian: adīt |
 Malay: mengait |
 Dutch: breien |
 Norwegian: strikke |
 Polish: robić na drutach |
 Persian: بافتن |
 Pashto: اوبدل لكه بنيان يا خوله |
 Portuguese: fazer malha |
 Romanian: a tricota |
 Russian: вязать |
 Slovak: pliesť |
 Slovenian: plesti |
 Serbian: isplesti |
 Swedish: sticka |
 Thai: ถัก |
 Turkish: örgü örmek |
 Taiwanese: 用鉤針或棒針編織 |
 Ukrainian: плести, в'язати |
 Urdu: بنائی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đan |
 Chinese: 编织，针织 |
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