Knit Definition
nĭt
knits, knitted, knitting
verb
knits, knitted, knitting
To make (cloth or a garment) by interconnecting loops of yarn or thread in rows of stitches by means of a pair of special needles or a machine.
Webster's New World
To form into cloth in this way rather than by weaving.
Webster's New World
To produce a basic stitch or stitches.
Webster's New World
To make cloth or a garment by knitting yarn or thread.
Webster's New World
To form (one or more stitches of the basic type)
“K2, P2” means “knit two stitches, purl 2 stitches”
Webster's New World
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noun
knits
Cloth or a garment made by knitting.
Webster's New World
The way in which a fabric has been knit.
A loose knit.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- knitwork
- knitting
- plain stitch
- plain
- knit stitch
Origin of Knit
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From Middle English knitten, from Old English cnyttan (“to fasten, tie, bind, knit; add, append”), from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną (“to make knots, knit”). Cognate with Old Norse knýta (Danish knytte) and Northern German knütten. More at knot.
From Wiktionary
Middle English knitten to tie in a knot from Old English cnyttan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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