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Meaning of knit

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

knit

Pronunciation:/ˈnɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A knitted garment.

  2. A session of knitting.

verb

Definitions

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

  2. To join closely and firmly together.

    Example: The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.

  3. To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

  4. To grow together.

    Example: All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.