knit

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: knit stitchplainplain stitchknittingknitworkentwinepuckerrumplecocklecrumple

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a fabric made by knitting
  2. a basic knitting stitchSynonyms: knit stitchplainplain stitch
  3. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machineSynonyms: knittingknitwork

Verb (3)

  1. make (textiles) by knitting“knit a scarf”
  2. tie or link togetherSynonyms: entwine
  3. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds“She puckered her lips”Synonyms: puckerrumplecocklecrumple
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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]

Knit \Knit\, n. Union knitting; texture. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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