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knit·ting

 (nĭt′ĭng)
n.
1. The act or process of producing something knitted.
2. Material that has been knitted or is being knitted.
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knitting

(ˈnɪtɪŋ)
n
(Knitting & Sewing)
a. knitted work or the process of producing it
b. (as modifier): a knitting machine.
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knit•ting

(ˈnɪt ɪŋ)

n.
1. the act of one that knits.
2. knitted work.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.knitting - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machineknitting - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
bind off, tie up - finish the last row
2.knitting - creating knitted wear
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
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Translations
حَبْكحِياكَة بالصُّنارَهنسيج مَحْبوك
pletení
strikningstrikketøj
StrickenStrickzeug
πλέξιμο
labor de puntoprenda de puntopuntotejido
neuletyö
tricot
pletenje
prjónaskapurprjónles
lavoro a maglia
編物
뜨개질
breiwerk
strikkingstrikketøy
dziewiarstwo
tricô
вязание
pletenieúplet
pletenje
stickning
การถัก
örgüörmeörülmüş şey
việc đan len
编织编织物

knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ]
A. N (= activity) → labor f de punto; (= product) → prenda f de punto; (= piece being worked on) → labor f
I think I'll do some knittingcreo que voy a ponerme a hacer punto or (LAm) tejer
she put her knitting down on the chairdejó la labor sobre la silla
B. CPD knitting machine Ntricotosa f (Sp), máquina f de tejer (LAm)
knitting needle, knitting pin Naguja f de hacer punto or (LAm) de tejer
knitting pattern Npatrón m, instrucciones fpl para hacer punto, instrucciones fpl de tejido (LAm)
knitting wool Nlana f para labores or (LAm) para tejer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ] ntricot m
I like knitting → J'aime le tricot., J'aime faire du tricot.
to do one's knitting → faire son tricotknitting machine nmachine f à tricoterknitting needle naiguille f à tricoterknitting pattern nmodèle m (pour tricot)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

knitting

n
Stricken nt; (= material being knitted)Strickzeug nt, → Strickarbeit f; (= knitted goods)Gestrickte(s) nt, → Stricksachen pl; she was doing her knittingsie strickte
(of bones etc)Verwachsen nt, → Zusammenwachsen nt

knitting

:
knitting machine
knitting needle
nStricknadel f
knitting wool
n(Strick)wolle f, → Strickgarn nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ] n (activity) → il lavorare m a maglia; (product) → lavoro a maglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

knit

(nit) past tense, past participle ˈknitted verb
1. to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles. She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.
2. (of broken bones) to grow together. The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.
ˈknitter noun
She's a very good knitter.
ˈknitting noun
1. the work of a knitter. She was occupied with her knitting.
2. the material made by knitting. a piece of knitting.
ˈknitting-needle noun
a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.
knit one's brows
to frown.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

knitting

حَبْك pletení strikning Stricken πλέξιμο punto, tejido neuletyö tricot pletenje lavoro a maglia 編物 뜨개질 breiwerk strikking dziewiarstwo tricô вязание stickning การถัก örgü việc đan len 编织
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