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knit

  [nit] verb, knit⋅ted or knit, knit⋅ting, noun
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–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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