knit
pronunciation
How to pronounce knit in British English:
UK [nɪt]
How to pronounce knit in American English:
US [nɪt]
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- Noun:
- a fabric made by knitting
- a basic knitting stitch
- needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
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- Verb:
- make (textiles) by knitting
- tie or link together
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Word Origin
- knit
- knit: see knot
- knit (v.)
- Old English cnyttan "to tie with a knot, bind, fasten," related to Old Norse knytja "bind together," Middle Low German knütten "to tie, knot," Old English cnotta "a knot," from Proto-Germanic *knuttjan, from stem *knutt-. Of brows, late 14c. Meaning "to do knitting" (especially plain stitch) is from 1520s. Related: Knitted; knitting.
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Example
- 1. Knit them out of string , wool , anything .
- 2. I know a man who loves to knit .
- 3. So she decided to knit a woolen sweater for the man .
- 4. My wife is learning to knit adorable little stuffed animals ; she could sell them for $ 20 a pop .
- 5. If all melancholic yarns essentially knit naivety with nostalgia , then a young hero can be a heady thing .