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knit

/ˈnɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • A knitted garment.

  • A session of knitting.

verb

Meaning

  • To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

    "The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers."

  • To join closely and firmly together.

    "The fight for survival knitted the men closely together."

  • To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

  • To grow together.

    "All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border."

  • To combine from various elements.

    "The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay."

  • Of bones: to heal following a fracture.

    "I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit."

  • To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

  • To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.