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Meaning of knitting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

knitting

Pronunciation:/ˈnɪtɪŋ/

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.

noun

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

    Example: I find knitting very relaxing.

  2. Material that has been, or is being knitted.

    Example: She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.

  3. Overhead electrification wires, OHLE