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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024knit•ting /ˈnɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- something being knitted.
the act of knitting. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024knit•ting (nit′ing),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person or thing that knits.
- Clothingthe act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
- Clothingknitted work.
- Idioms stick or tend to one's knitting:
- to mind one's own business:Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.
- to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities:Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see knit, -ing1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: knitting /ˈnɪtɪŋ/ n - knitted work or the process of producing it
knit /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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: knit /nɪt/ vb (knits, knitting, knitted, knit)- to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)
- to join or be joined together closely
- to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
- (of a broken bone) to join together; heal
n - a fabric or garment made by knitting
- (in combination): a heavy knit
Etymology: Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knot1ˈknitter n |