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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024knit /nɪt/USA pronunciation v., knit•ted or knit, knit•ting, n. v. - Textiles, Clothingto make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by joining or interlocking loops of yarn by hand with knitting needles or by machine: [~ + object]knitted her own sweater.[~ + object + object]She knit me a beautiful sweater.[no object]sat knitting quietly.
- to cause to contract and be shaped into folds or wrinkles: [~ + object]to knit one's brow (= to frown) in concentration.[no object]Her brows knit as she concentrated.
- to (cause to) become closely and firmly joined together;
grow together: [no object]The broken bones would knit in about a month.[~ + object]a tightly knit group of professionals.
n. [countable] - Clothinga fabric or garment produced by knitting:winter knits.
knit•ter, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024knit (nit),USA pronunciation v., knit•ted or knit, knit•ting, n. v.t. - Textiles, Clothingto make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
- to join closely and firmly, as members or parts (often fol. by together):The tragedy knitted the family closer together.
- to contract into folds or wrinkles:to knit the brow.
- to form or create from diverse sources or elements:She knitted her play from old folk tales and family anecdotes.
v.i. - to become closely and firmly joined together;
grow together, as broken bones do. - to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
- to become closely and intimately united.
n. - Clothingfabric produced by knitting.
- Clothinga knitted garment.
- Clothinga style or type of knitting.
- Clothingthe 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. Cf. purl1 (def. 3).
- bef. 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; cognate with German knütten; see knot1
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bind, link, unite.
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