knitverb
uk/nɪt/us/nɪt/knit verb (MAKE CLOTHES)
B1 [ I or T ] present participle knitting, past tense knitted or knit, past participle knitted or knit to make clothes, etc. by using two long needles to connect wool or another type of thread into joined rows:
[ T ] specialized fabrics present participle knitting, past tense knitted or knit, past participle knitted or knit to do the most basic type of stitch, when knitting something:
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- That's a groovy hat you're wearing, did you knit it yourself?
- How many balls of wool did you need to knit that sweater?
- I knitted Greg a scarf.
- I enjoy knitting my own jumpers.
- They knitted socks for the soldiers.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knitter
- knitting
- knitting needle
- needle
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- skein
- spinner
- tack
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knit verb (JOIN)
[ I or T ] present participle knitting, past tense knit, past participle knit to join together:
closely connected:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- amalgamate
- assemblage
- bind
- conjunction
- desegregate
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
- mesh
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Idiom(s)
knitnoun [ C ]
/nɪt/(used especially in magazines and by people who write about fashion) a knitted piece of clothing: