knit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪt/
• Homophone: nit

Verb

knit (third-person singular simple present knits, present participle knitting, simple past and past participle knit or knitted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) 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.
   • to knit a stocking
   • The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.
   • The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.
3. (intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
4. (intransitive) To grow together.
   • All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.
5. (transitive) To combine from various elements.
   • The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.
6. (intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.
   • I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.
7. (transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
8. (transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

Noun

knit (plural knits)

1. A knitted garment.
2. A session of knitting.

Anagrams

• tink