Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Knit \Knit\, v. i.
1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave
by making knots or loops.
2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones
will in time knit and become sound.
{To knit up}, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close.
``It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and
compass of the seas.'' [Obs.] --Holland.
Knit \Knit\, n.
Union knitting; texture. --Shak.
Knit \Knit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knit} or {Knitted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Knitting}.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr.
cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn?ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See
{Knot}.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. To join; to cause to grow together.
Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are
under a discharge. --Wiseman.
4. 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.
5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak.
Knit \Knit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knit} or {Knitted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Knitting}.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As. cnyttan, fr.
cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn?ta, Sw. knyta, Dan. knytte. See
{Knot}.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. To join; to cause to grow together.
Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are
under a discharge. --Wiseman.
4. 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.
5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak.
Source : WordNet®
knit
n 1: a fabric made by knitting [syn: {knitted fabric}]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: {knit stitch}, {plain}, {plain
stitch}]
3: needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of
connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by
machine [syn: {knitting}, {knitwork}]
[also: {knitting}, {knitted}]
knit
v 1: make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
2: tie or link together [syn: {entwine}]
3: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {cockle}, {crumple}]
[also: {knitting}, {knitted}]