verb
knit
niht
verb
1
To make fabric or a garment by looping yarn together, either by hand with needles or by machine.
"Her grandmother knitted her a wool jumper for Christmas."
2
To join closely together, or (of a broken bone) to grow back together and heal.
"The two communities knitted together over the years to form one town."
"The fracture took six weeks to knit properly."
How to Use Knit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo make fabric by looping yarn, or to join firmly together (including a broken bone healing).
Common pairings
knit a jumper
knit together
a knit fracture
closely knit
Word Forms
knit past tense, knitted past tense, knits plural, knits singular
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Etymology
From Old English cnyttan, meaning "to tie, fasten, or bind" — closely related to the word knot.