knit

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈnɪt/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

A knitted garment.

2 Definition

A session of knitting.

Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.
2 Definition

To join closely and firmly together.

Example Sentences
  • The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.
3 Definition

To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

4 Definition

To grow together.

Example Sentences
  • All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.
5 Definition

To combine from various elements.

Example Sentences
  • The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.
6 Definition

Of bones: to heal following a fracture.

Example Sentences
  • I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.
7 Definition

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

8 Definition

To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.