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NOUN (3)

1. a fabric made by knitting;

2. a basic knitting stitch;
[syn: knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch]

3. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine;
[syn: knit, knitting, knitwork]


VERB (3)

1. make (textiles) by knitting;
- Example: "knit a scarf"

2. tie or link together;
[syn: knit, entwine]

3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds;
- Example: "She puckered her lips"
[syn: pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Knit \Knit\ (n[i^]t), 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[=y]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. [1913 Webster] A great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x. 11. [1913 Webster] When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To join; to cause to grow together. [1913 Webster] Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love. [1913 Webster] Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round. --Milton (Comus). [1913 Webster] A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. [1913 Webster] He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Knit \Knit\, v. i. 1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops. [1913 Webster] 2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Knit \Knit\, n. Union knitting; texture. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

knit n 1: a fabric made by knitting 2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch] 3: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine [syn: knit, knitting, knitwork] v 1: make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" 2: tie or link together [syn: knit, entwine] 3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [syn: pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit]