Sekirov Dictionary

knit

/nɪt/

verb 9
noun 2
forms 7
phrases 3

verb9

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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 become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
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To grow together.
- All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.
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To combine from various elements.
- The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.
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To heal following a fracture.
- I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.
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(figurative) To join closely and firmly together.
- The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.
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To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.
- Stitches that are knitted look like little V’s when seen from the front.
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
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To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows, — 1596

noun2

A knitted garment.
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A session of knitting.
- It's always time for a bit of a knit. — 2014

forms

knitted · knat · knitten · knitting · knits · knitteth · knittest

Phrases with knit

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