knit
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knit
to make something by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles; grow together, as broken bones; become intimately united: knit a friendship
Not to be confused with:
nit – the egg of a parasitic insect, such as a louse or flea
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knit
(nĭt)v. knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits
v.tr.
1. To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine.
2. To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining.
3. To join closely; unite securely.
4. To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow.
v.intr.
1. To make a fabric or garment by knitting.
2. To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone.
3. To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows.
n.
1. A fabric or garment made by knitting.
2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.
[Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.]
knit′ter n.
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knit
(nɪt)vb, knits, knitting, knitted or knit
1. (Knitting & Sewing) 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)
2. to join or be joined together closely
3. to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
4. (Medicine) (of a broken bone) to join together; heal
n
(Knitting & Sewing)
a. a fabric or garment made by knitting
b. (in combination): a heavy knit.
[Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knot1]
ˈknittable adj
ˈknitter n
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knit
(nɪt)v. knit•ted knit, knit•ting, v.t.
1. to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of yarn by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
2. to join closely and firmly, as members or parts.
3. to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow.
v.i. 4. to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones.
5. to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
6. to do knitting.
n. 7. a fabric or garment produced by knitting.
8. 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. Compare purl 1 (def. 1).
[before 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German knutten; akin to knot1]
knit′ta•ble, adj.
knit′ter, n.
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knit
- Literally first meant "tie with or in a knot."See also related terms for tie.
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knit
Past participle: knitted
Gerund: knitting
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Noun | 1. | knit - a fabric made by knitting balbriggan - a cotton knit fabric used for underwear double knit - a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" jersey - a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric stockinet, stockinette - knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments tricot - a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting |
2. | knit - a basic knitting stitch knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting | |
3. | knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread | |
Verb | 1. | knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch purl - knit with a purl stitch rib - form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater" |
2. | knit - tie or link together purl stitch - make with purl stitches loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" | |
3. | knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
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knit
verb
1. join, unite, link, tie, bond, ally, combine, secure, bind, connect, merge, weave, fasten, meld Sport knits the whole family close together.
2. heal, unite, join, link, bind, connect, loop, mend, fasten, intertwine, interlace broken bones that have failed to knit
3. furrow, tighten, knot, wrinkle, crease, screw up, pucker, scrunch up They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
Knitting stitches
box stitch, cable stitch, diagonal rib, double seed or double moss stitch, fisherman's rib, garter rib, garter stitch, layette, mistake rib, moss panels, moss stitch, pavilion, rib, roman stripe, seed stitch, slip stitch, stocking stitchCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
يُحيك، يَحْبِكيَلْتَحِمُ العَظْميَنْسِجُ
plést
strikke
neuloapunoayhdistääyhdistelläyhdistyä
plesti
összeforr
gróa samanprjóna
編む
...을 뜨다
megztimezgėjasmezgimasmezginyssuraukti antakius
adītsaaugt
pliesťzrásť
plesti
sticka
ถัก
đan
knit
[nɪt]A. VT [+ garment] → hacer (a punto de aguja), tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm)
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
B. VI (also knit together, knit up) → hacer punto or calceta, tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm); [bones] → soldarse; [wound] → cerrarse, curarse
knit together
A. VI + ADV = knit B
knit up
A. VT + ADV → montar
B. VI + ADV = knit B
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knit
pret, ptp <knitted or knit>vt
blanket, scarf etc → stricken; to knit something for somebody, to knit somebody something → jdm etw stricken; the wool is then knitted into … → aus der Wolle wird dann … gestrickt; knit three, purl two → drei rechts, zwei links
to knit one’s brows → die Stirn runzeln
vi
(person) → stricken
(bones: also knit together, knit up) → verwachsen, zusammenwachsen
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knit
[nɪt]1. vt (garment) → lavorare a maglia or a ferri
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
2. vi
a. (make garment) → lavorare a maglia
b. (also knit together) (broken bones) → saldarsi; (people) → andare d'accordo
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knit
(nit) – past tense, past participle ˈknitted – verb1. 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.
2. (of broken bones) to grow together. The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.
ˈknitter nounShe's a very good knitter.
ˈknitting noun1. the work of a knitter. She was occupied with her knitting.
2. the material made by knitting. a piece of knitting.
ˈknitting-needle noun a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.
knit one's brows to frown.
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knit
→ يَنْسِجُ plést strikke stricken πλέκω hacer punto, tejer neuloa tricoter plesti lavorare a maglia 編む ...을 뜨다 breien strikke robić na drutach tricotar вязать sticka ถัก örmek đan 编织Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knit
vi (pret & pp knitted; ger knitting) (ortho) soldar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.