knit
IPA: nˈɪt
noun
- A knitted garment.
- A session of knitting.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) 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.
- (figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.
- (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- (intransitive) To grow together.
- (transitive) To combine from various elements.
- (intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.
- (transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- (transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
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Examples of "knit" in Sentences
- Knitting is a form of needlework.
- Only knit or purl stitches are used.
- The aggression of the knit balls is variable.
- Several of the actors and stage managers knit.
- Dinah is knitting and Sam is reading the paper.
- Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet.
- The knit stitch is the basic building block of all hand knitting.
- An electric device selects the needles of a rectilinear knitting machine.
- When you knit which side of the needle is the first strand of the stitch on
- Each of the knitting needles has an associated plate guided in the same groove.
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