knit


Definition: Meaning of, knit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nɪt /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
knit knit or knitted knit or knitted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
knitting knits
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  1. past tense and past participle knitted to make clothing out of wool, using two KNITTING NEEDLE s [↪  crochet]
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  2. past tense and past participle knitted to use a PLAIN (= basic) knitting stitch
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  3. past tense and past participle knit to join people, things, or ideas more closely together, or to be joined closely together
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  4. past tense and past participle knit a bone that knits after being broken grows into one piece again
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  5. knit your brows to show you are worried, thinking hard etc by moving your EYEBROW s together
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knit used in phrases

  • cable-knit (adjective)
    1. a cable-knit SWEATER has a raised pattern of crossing lines on it
  • circular-knit (adjective)
    1. knitted in tubular form
  • close-knit (adjective)
    1. a close-knit group of people is one in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it
  • closely knit (adjective)
    1. held together as by social or cultural ties
  • double knit (noun)
    1. a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches
  • knit stitch (noun)
    1. a basic knitting stitch
  • loosely knit (adjective)
    1. having only distant social or legal ties
  • tight-knit (adjective)
    1. a tight-knit group of people are closely connected with each other
  • tightly knit (adjective)
    1. closely and firmly integrated
  • tightly-knit (adjective)
    1. TIGHT-KNIT
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