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 knit knit /ˈnɪt/

noun

  1. () A fabric made by knitting  ( knit )
    a fabric made by knitting
     My grandmother made me a scarf from a soft knit.
    My grandmother made me a scarf from a soft knit.
  2. Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine  ( knit , knitting , knitwork )
    needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
  3. A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side  ( knit , knit stitch , plain , plain stitch )
    a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

verb

  1. () (handicraft) make (textiles) by knitting  ( knit )
    (handicraft) make (textiles) by knitting
     Knit a scarf
    knit a scarf
  2. () Tie or link together  ( entwine , intwine [Archaic] , knit )
    tie or link together
  3. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds  ( cockle , crumple , knit , pucker , rumple )
    to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
     She puckered her lips
    She puckered her lips