Verb: knit (knitted,knitting) nit
- Create fabric or a garment by interlocking loops of yarn with needles
"knit a scarf"
- Tie or link together
"The couple's hands were knit together";
- entwine, intwine [archaic]
- To gather something into small wrinkles or folds
"She knitted her lips";
- pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple
- Become more closely connected or unified
"The team knitted together as the season progressed"
- Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
"Her knit won first prize at the county fair";
- knitting, knitwork
- A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
"She began her scarf with a row of simple knit stitches";
- knit stitch, plain, plain stitch
- A fabric made by knitting
"She wore a warm knit sweater in the cold weather"
Sounds like: knightly, nighknit
Derived forms: knits, knitted, knitting
Type of: cloth, conjoin [formal], fabric, join, knitting stitch, make from scratch, material, needlecraft, needlework, textile
Encyclopedia: Knit