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knit

  [nit] verb, knit⋅ted or knit, knit⋅ting, noun
Use knit in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
2. to join closely and firmly, as members or parts (often fol. by together): The tragedy knitted the family closer together.
3. to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow.
4. to form or create from diverse sources or elements: She knitted her play from old folk tales and family anecdotes.
–verb (used without object)
5. to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones do.
6. to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
7. to become closely and intimately united.
–noun
8. fabric produced by knitting.
9. a knitted garment.
10. a style or type of knitting.
11. 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. 3).
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME knitte, OE cnyttan to tie; c. G knütten; see knot 1

Related forms:
knit⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
knitter, noun

Synonyms:
2. bind, link, unite.
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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

Knit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knit or Knitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knitting.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn?ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.]

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.

He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak.

Knit

Knit\, v. i. 1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.

2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.

To knit up, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close. "It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and compass of the seas." [Obs.] --Holland.

Knit

Knit\, n. Union knitting; texture. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : knit
Spanish: tejer, hacer punto, tricotar,
German: stricken,
Japanese: 編む
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knit 
O.E. cnyttan "to tie with a knot, bind, fasten," related to O.N. knytja, M.L.G. knütten "to tie, knot," O.E. cnotta "a knot," from P.Gmc. *knuttjan, from stem *knutt-. Of brows, c.1386. Meaning "to do knitting" (especially plain stitch) is from 1530. Knitting "knitted work" attested from 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: knit
Pronunciation: 'nit
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: knit or knit·ted; knit·ting
transitivesenses
: to cause to grow together
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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