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Definition of Knit

1. Verb. Make (textiles) by knitting. "They knit the cape "; "Knit a scarf"

2. Noun. A fabric made by knitting.

3. Verb. Tie or link together.

4. Noun. A basic knitting stitch.

5. Verb. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds. "They knit the sheets"; "She puckered her lips"

6. Noun. Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine.

Definition of Knit

1. v. t. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

2. v. i. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.

3. n. Union knitting; texture.

Definition of Knit

1. Verb. (transitive) and (intransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. ¹

2. Verb. (figuratively) (transitive) To join closely and firmly together. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compact(ed). ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To grow together. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To combine from various elements. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Knit

1. to make a fabric or garment by joining loops of yarn [v KNITTED, KNITTING, KNITS]

Medical Definition of Knit

1. 1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying. "A great sheet knit at the four corners." (Acts x. 11) "When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows." (Shak) 2. 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. 3. To join; to cause to grow together. "Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge." (Wiseman) 4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. "Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit." (Shak) "Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round." (Milton) "A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each." (Tennyson) 5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. " knits his brow and shows an angry eye." (Shak) Origin: OE. Knitten, knutten, As. Cnyttan, fr. Cnotta knot; akin to Icel. Knta, Sw. Knyta, Dan. Knytte. See Knot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knit

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knish knishes knismesis knismogenic knit (current term) knit cap knit caps knit one's brows knit one's eyebrows knit stitch

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