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noun
Idiom1.
the act of a person or thing that knits.
2.
the act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
3.
knitted work.
4.
stick/tend to one's knitting,
a.
to mind one's own business: Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.
b.
to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities: Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.
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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 followed 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.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; cognate with German knütten; see knot1
before 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; cognate with German knütten; see knot1
Related forms
knit·ta·ble, adjective
knit·ter, noun
pre·knit, verb (used with object), -knit·ted or -knit, -knit·ting.
re·knit, verb, -knit·ted or -knit, -knit·ting.
Synonyms
2. bind, link, unite.
2. bind, link, unite.
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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, late 14c. Meaning "to do knitting" (especially plain stitch) is from 1530. Knitting "knitted work" attested from 1880.
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Medical Dictionary
knitting knit·ting (nĭt'ĭng)
n.
The physiological process by which the fragments of a broken bone are united or the edges of a wound are closed.
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knitting
production of fabric by employing a continuous yarn or set of yarns to form a series of interlocking loops. Knit fabrics can generally be stretched to a greater degree than woven types. The two basic types of knits are the weft, or filling knits-including plain, rib, purl, pattern, and double knits-and the warp knits-including tricot, raschel, and milanese. In knitting, a wale is a column of loops running lengthwise, corresponding to the warp of woven fabric; a course is a crosswise row of loops, corresponding to the filling.
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