knit Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a fabric made by knitting
noun a basic knitting stitch
plain; plain stitch; knit stitch.
noun needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
knitting; knitwork.
verb make (textiles) by knitting
- knit a scarf
verb tie or link together
entwine.
verb to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
rumple; pucker; crumple; cockle.
- She puckered her lips

OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. knta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See Knot.

imperfect & past participle Knit or Knitted; present participle & verbal noun Knitting

To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
A great sheet knit at the four corners. Acts x. 11.

When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows. Shak.
To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
To join; to cause to grow together.
Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are under a discharge. Wiseman.
To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. Shak.

Come , knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round. Milton.

A link among the days, toknit The generations each to each. Tennyson.
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.

To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound. Holland.