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knit [ nit ]

verb (past and past participle knit·ted or knit, present participle knit·ting, 3rd person present singular knits)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb interlock yarn loops: to interlock loops of yarn, using either long needles or a machine, or make a garment or other item by this method

2. transitive and intransitive verb use plain stitch: to use a basic plain stitch that forms a flat vertical loop on the front of a piece of knitting

Knit one, purl one.

3. transitive and intransitive verb unite: to bring people or things together in a close association, or come together in this way

4. intransitive verb medicine become healed: to grow together again after a fracture ( refers to a bone )

5. transitive and intransitive verb bring brows closer together: to draw the brows together in a frown, or be drawn together in a frown

noun (plural knits)

Definition:

1. something made by knitting: a knitted garment or fabric

2. way of knitting: a method or style of knitting a garment or fabric

3. plain stitch: a basic knitting stitch that forms a flat vertical loop on the front of something being knitted.
See also purl¹n (sense 1)

[ Old English cnyttan "tie in knots" < Germanic]

knit·ta·ble adjective

knit·ter noun

Spelling Note


	knit or nit? Do not confuse the spelling of knit and nit, which sound similar. Knit is chiefly used as a verb, meaning "to interlock loops of yarn" or "to join" or "to bring together," as in knit a scarf, when the bones have knitted together, knitting his brow. Knit is also occasionally used as a noun, referring to something knitted. The word nit is only used as a noun denoting an egg of a louse, or as an offensive term.