knit (n t)v. knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits v.tr. 1. To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine. 2. To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining. 3. To join closely; unite securely. 4. To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow. v.intr. 1. To make a fabric or garment by knitting. 2. To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone. 3. To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows. n. 1. A fabric or garment made by knitting. 2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit. [Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.] knit  ter n. |
knit [nɪt]
vb knits, knitting, knitted, knit
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to make (a garment, etc.) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)
2. to join or be joined together closely
3. to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
4. (Medicine) (of a broken bone) to join together; heal
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing)
a. a fabric or garment made by knitting
b. (in combination) a heavy knit
[Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knot1]
knittable adj
knitter n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  knit - a fabric made by knitting balbriggan - a cotton knit fabric used for underwear double knit - a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" jersey - a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric stockinet, stockinette - knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments tricot - a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting |
| 2. | knit - a basic knitting stitch knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting | |
| 3. |  knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machineneedlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread | |
| Verb | 1. | knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch purl - knit with a purl stitch rib - form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater" |
| 2. | knit - tie or link together purl stitch - make with purl stitches loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope" | |
| 3. | knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
knit
verb
1. join, unite, link, tie, bond, ally, combine, secure, bind, connect, merge, weave, fasten, meld Sport knits the whole family close together.
2. heal, unite, join, link, bind, connect, loop, mend, fasten, intertwine, interlace broken bones that have failed to knit
3. furrow, tighten, knot, wrinkle, crease, screw up, pucker, scrunch up They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
Knitting stitches
box stitch, cable stitch, diagonal rib, double seed or double moss stitch, fisherman's rib, garter rib, garter stitch, layette, mistake rib, moss panels, moss stitch, pavilion, rib, roman stripe, seed stitch, slip stitch, stocking stitch Translations
knit [nɪt]
A. VT [+ garment] → hacer(a punto de aguja), tricotar(Sp), tejer(LAm)
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
B. VI (also knit together, knit up) → hacer punto or calceta, tricotar(Sp), tejer(LAm); [bones] → soldarse; [wound] → cerrarse, curarse
knit together
A. VI + ADV = knit B
knit up
A. VT + ADV → montar
B. VI + ADV = knit B
knit pret, ptp <knitted or knit>
vt
blanket, scarf etc → stricken; to knit something for somebody, to knit somebody something → jdm etw stricken; the wool is then knitted into … → aus der Wolle wird dann … gestrickt; knit three, purl two → drei rechts, zwei links
to knit one’s brows → die Stirn runzeln
vi
(person) → stricken
(bones: also knit together, knit up) → verwachsen, zusammenwachsen
knit [nɪt]
knit [nɪt]
1. vt (garment) → lavorare a maglia or a ferri
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
2. vi
a. (make garment) → lavorare a maglia
b. (also knit together) (broken bones) → saldarsi; (people) → andare d'accordo
knit [nɪt]
1. vt (garment) → lavorare a maglia or a ferri
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
2. vi
a. (make garment) → lavorare a maglia
b. (also knit together) (broken bones) → saldarsi; (people) → andare d'accordo
v knit [nit]
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. brei يُحيك، يَحْبِك плета (u)plést strikke stricken πλέκω tejer, hacer punto, tricotar kuduma بافتن neuloa tricoter לִסרוֹג बुनना plesti köt merajut prjóna lavorare a maglia, sferruzzare 編む 뜨개질을 하다 megzti adīt mengait breien strikke robić na drutach fazer malha a tricota вязать pliesť plesti isplesti sticka ถัก örgü örmek 用鉤針或棒針編織 плести, в'язати بنائی کرنا đan 编织
2 (of broken bones) to grow together The bone in his arm took a long time to knit. heg يَلْتَحِمُ العَظْم сраствам srůst vokse sammen zusammenwachsen δένω (για σπασμένα οστά) soldarse kokku kasvama جوش خوردن kasvaa yhteen se souder לְהִתְאַחֵד जोड़ना, मिलाना zacijeliti összeforr bertaut gróa saman saldarsi 接合する 접합하다 suaugti (par kaula lūzumu) saaugt bercantum aan elkaar groeien vokse sammen zrosnąć się soldar a se suda срастаться zrásť zarasti se srasti stickat arbete เชื่อมติดกัน kaynaşmak, birleşmek (斷骨)癒合 зрощуватися ٹوٹی ہڈّیوں کا جڑنا nối chặt; liên kết （折骨）接合
n knitter
She's a very good knitter. breier حائِك плетач pletař strikker der/die Stricker(in) πλέκτης persona que hace punto kuduja بافنده neuloja tricoteur/-euse סוֹרֵג बुनने वाला pletilja kötő(nő) perajut prjónakona/-maður (chi lavora a maglia) 編む人 뜨는 사람 mezgėjas adītāja pengait breier strikkende person trykotarz que faz tricot persoană care tricotează вязальщица pletiar, -ka pletilja pletač stickare, stickerska ผู้ถัก örücü, ören, örgü yapan 針織者 в'язальник; в'язальниця بنائی کرنے والا یا والی người đan 编织者
n knitting
1 the work of a knitter She was occupied with her knitting. breiwerk حِياكَة بالصُّنارَه плетене pletení strikning das Strickzeug πλέξιμο labor de punto kudumistöö بافندگی neuletyö tricot סְרִיגָה बुनना pletenje kötés rajutan prjónaskapur lavoro a maglia, lavoro ai ferri 編むこと 뜨개질 mezgimas adīšana; adīklis kerja mengait breiwerk strikking robienie na drutach tricot tricotare вязание pletenie pletenje pletenje stickning การถัก örme (işi) 針織 в'язання, плетення بنائی việc đan 编织
2 the material made by knitting a piece of knitting. breigoed, gebreide نسيج مَحْبوك плетиво úplet, pletenina strikketøj das Strickzeug πλεκτό prenda de punto kudum بافتنی neule tricot סָרִיג बुनाई, वह वस्तु जो बुनी जा रही हो pletivo kötés rajutan prjónles lavoro a maglia, lavoro ai ferri 編みもの 편물 mezginys adījums hasil aktiviti mengait breiwerk strikketøy robótka tricot tricot вязаное изделие úplet pletenina pletivo stickat arbete ผลงานถัก örgü, örülmüş şey 針織物 в'язані вироби بن کر تیار کی گئی شے sản phẩm đan 编织物
n knitting-needle
a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting. breinaald إبْرَة حِياكَه кука (за плетене) pletací jehlice strikkepind die Stricknadel βελόνα πλεξίματος aguja de tejer, aguja de hacer punto kudumisvarras میل بافتنی neulepuikko aiguille à tricoter מַסרֵגָה बुनने की सलाई pletaća igla kötőtű jarum rajut prjónn ferro da calza 編み棒 뜨개 바늘 virbalas adāmadata jarum kait breinaald strikkepinne drut agulha de tricot andrea вязальная спица pletacia ihlica pletilka igle za pletenje rynka pannan (ögonbrynen) เข็มถักทำจากโลหะหรือพลาสติก şiş, tığ, örgü şişi 編織用的鉤針或棒針 в'язальна спиця بنائی کی تیلی que đan 织针
knit one's brows
to frown. frons يَعْبِس، يُقَطِّب جبينَه мръщя се svraštit čelo rynke panden die Stirn runzeln συνοφρυώνομαι fruncir el ceño kulmu kortsutama اخم کردن kurtistaa kulmat froncer les sourcils לְכַווֵץ אֶת הַגַבּוֹת בְּזַעַף नाराज होना namrštiti obrve összevonja a szemöldökét mengerutkan kening hnykla brÿnnar aggrottare le ciglia まゆをひそめる 이맛살을 찌푸리다 suraukti antakius raukt uzacis mengerutkan kening de wenkbrauwen fronsen rynke panna/brynene ściągnąć brwi franzir o sobrolho a se încrunta хмурить брови zvraštiť čelo mrščiti čelo namrštiti se rynka pannan (ögonbrynen) ขมวดคิ้ว kaşlarını çatmak 皺眉頭 хмуритися, супити брови بھنویں چڑھانا cau mày 皱眉头
knit → يَعْقِد uplést strikke stricken πλέκω hacer punto, tejer neuloa tricoter plesti lavorare a maglia 編む ...을 뜨다 breien strikke robić na drutach tricotar вязать sticka ถัก örmek đan 编织
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