knit
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knit
to make something by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles; grow together, as broken bones; become intimately united: knit a friendship
Not to be confused with:
nit – the egg of a parasitic insect, such as a louse or flea
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knit
(nĭt)v. knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits
v.tr.
1. To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine.
2. To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining.
3. To join closely; unite securely.
4. To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow.
v.intr.
1. To make a fabric or garment by knitting.
2. To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone.
3. To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows.
n.
1. A fabric or garment made by knitting.
2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.
[Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.]
knit′ter n.
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knit
(nɪt)vb, knits, knitting, knitted or knit
1. (Knitting & Sewing) to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)
2. to join or be joined together closely
3. to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
4. (Medicine) (of a broken bone) to join together; heal
n
(Knitting & Sewing)
a. a fabric or garment made by knitting
b. (in combination): a heavy knit.
[Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knot1]
ˈknittable adj
ˈknitter n
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knit
(nɪt)v. knit•ted knit, knit•ting, v.t.
1. to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of yarn by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
2. to join closely and firmly, as members or parts.
3. to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow.
v.i. 4. to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones.
5. to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.
6. to do knitting.
n. 7. a fabric or garment produced by knitting.
8. the basic stitch in knitting, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn forward through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare purl 1 (def. 1).
[before 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German knutten; akin to knot 1]
knit′ta•ble, adj.
knit′ter, n.
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knit
- Literally first meant "tie with or in a knot."See also related terms for tie.
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knit
Past participle: knitted
Gerund: knitting
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| I knit |
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| we knit |
| you knit |
| they knit |
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| I knitted |
| you knitted |
| he/she/it knitted |
| we knitted |
| you knitted |
| they knitted |
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| I am knitting |
| you are knitting |
| he/she/it is knitting |
| we are knitting |
| you are knitting |
| they are knitting |
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| I have knitted |
| you have knitted |
| he/she/it has knitted |
| we have knitted |
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| I was knitting |
| you were knitting |
| he/she/it was knitting |
| we were knitting |
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| they were knitting |
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| I had knitted |
| you had knitted |
| he/she/it had knitted |
| we had knitted |
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| I will knit |
| you will knit |
| he/she/it will knit |
| we will knit |
| you will knit |
| they will knit |
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| I will have knitted |
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| I will be knitting |
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| we had been knitting |
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Noun 1. [画像:knit - a fabric made by knitting]knit - a fabric made by knitting
balbriggan - a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
double knit - a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
jersey - a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
stockinet, stockinette - knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments
tricot - a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting
2. knit - a basic knitting stitch
knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting
3. [画像:knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine]knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
Verb 1. knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
purl - knit with a purl stitch
rib - form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2. knit - tie or link together
purl stitch - make with purl stitches
loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope"
3. knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
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knit
verb
1. join, unite, link, tie, bond, ally, combine, secure, bind, connect, merge, weave, fasten, meld Sport knits the whole family close together.
2. heal, unite, join, link, bind, connect, loop, mend, fasten, intertwine, interlace broken bones that have failed to knit
3. furrow, tighten, knot, wrinkle, crease, screw up, pucker, scrunch up They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
Knitting stitches
box stitch, cable stitch, diagonal rib, double seed or double moss stitch, fisherman's rib, garter rib, garter stitch, layette, mistake rib, moss panels, moss stitch, pavilion, rib, roman stripe, seed stitch, slip stitch, stocking stitchCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
يُحيك، يَحْبِكيَلْتَحِمُ العَظْميَنْسِجُ
plést
strikke
neuloapunoayhdistääyhdistelläyhdistyä
plesti
összeforr
gróa samanprjóna
編む
...을 뜨다
megztimezgėjasmezgimasmezginyssuraukti antakius
adītsaaugt
pliesťzrásť
plesti
sticka
ถัก
đan
knit
[nɪt]A. VT [+ garment] → hacer (a punto de aguja), tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm)
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit
B. VI (also knit together, knit up) → hacer punto or calceta, tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm); [bones] → soldarse ; [wound] → cerrarse, curarse
knit together
A. VI + ADV = knit B
knit up
A. VT + ADV → montar
B. VI + ADV = knit B
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knit
pret, ptp <knitted or knit>vt
blanket, scarf etc → stricken ; to knit something for somebody, to knit somebody something → jdm etw stricken ; the wool is then knitted into ... → aus der Wolle wird dann ... gestrickt ; knit three, purl two → drei rechts, zwei links
to knit one’s brows → die Stirn runzeln
vi
(person) → stricken
(bones: also knit together, knit up) → verwachsen, zusammenwachsen
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knit
[nɪt]1. vt (garment) → lavorare a maglia or a ferri
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia
2. vi
a. (make garment) → lavorare a maglia
b. (also knit together) (broken bones) → saldarsi ; (people) → andare d'accordo
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knit
(nit) – past tense, past participle ˈknitted – verb1. to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles. She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas. brei يُحيك، يَحْبِك плета tricotar (u)plést stricken strikke πλέκω tejer, hacer punto, tricotar kuduma بافتن neuloa tricoter לִסרוֹג बुनना plesti köt merajut prjóna lavorare a maglia, sferruzzare 編む 뜨개질을 하다 megzti adīt mengait breien strikke robić na drutach اوبدل لكه بنيان يا خوله fazer malha a tricota вязать pliesť plesti isplesti sticka ถัก örgü örmek 用鉤針或棒針編織 плести, в'язати بنائی کرنا đan 编织,针织
2. (of broken bones) to grow together. The bone in his arm took a long time to knit. heg يَلْتَحِمُ العَظْم сраствам soldar srůst zusammenwachsen vokse sammen δένω soldarse kokku kasvama جوش خوردن kasvaa yhteen se souder לְהִתְאַחֵד जोड़ना, मिलाना zacijeliti összeforr bertaut gróa saman saldarsi 接合する 접합하다 suaugti (par kaula lūzumu) saaugt bercantum aan elkaar groeien vokse sammen zrosnąć się جوش خوړل،بيرته جوړيدل soldar a se suda срастаться zrásť zarasti se srasti stickat arbete เชื่อมติดกัน kaynaşmak, birleşmek (斷骨)癒合 зрощуватися ٹوٹی ہڈّیوں کا جڑنا nối chặt; liên kết (折骨)接合
ˈknitter nounShe's a very good knitter. breier حائِك плетач que faz tricô pletař der/die Stricker(in) strikker πλέκτης persona que hace punto kuduja بافنده neuloja tricoteur/-euse סורג बुनने वाला pletilja kötő(nő) perajut prjónakona/-maður (chi lavora a maglia) 編む人 뜨는 사람 mezgėjas adītāja pengait breier strikkende person !!trykotarz اوبدونكى que faz tricot persoană care tricotează вязальщица pletiar, -ka pletilja pletač stickare, stickerska ผู้ถัก örücü, ören, örgü yapan 針織者 в'язальник; в'язальниця بنائی کرنے والا یا والی người đan 编织者
ˈknitting noun1. the work of a knitter. She was occupied with her knitting. breiwerk حِياكَة بالصُّنارَه плетене tricô pletení das Strickzeug strikning πλέξιμο labor de punto kudumistöö بافندگی neuletyö tricot סריגה बुनना pletenje kötés rajutan prjónaskapur lavoro a maglia, lavoro ai ferri 編むこと 뜨개질 mezgimas adīšana; adīklis kerja mengait breiwerk strikking robienie na drutach اوبدل tricot tricotare вязание pletenie pletenje pletenje stickning การถัก örme 針織 в'язання, плетення بنائی việc đan 编织
2. the material made by knitting. a piece of knitting. breigoed, gebreide نسيج مَحْبوك плетиво tricô úplet, pletenina das Strickzeug strikketøj πλεκτό prenda de punto kudum بافتنی neule tricot סריג बुनाई, वह वस्तु जो बुनी जा रही हो pletivo kötés rajutan prjónles lavoro a maglia, lavoro ai ferri 編みもの 편물 mezginys adījums hasil aktiviti mengait breiwerk strikketøy robótka د اوبدلو توكى tricot tricot вязаное изделие úplet pletenina pletivo stickat arbete ผลงานถัก örgü, örülmüş şey 針織物 в'язані вироби بن کر تیار کی گئی شے sản phẩm đan 编织物
ˈknitting-needle noun a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting. breinaald إبْرَة حِياكَه кука (за плетене) agulha de tricô pletací jehlice die Stricknadel strikkepind βελόνα πλεξίματος aguja de tejer, aguja de hacer punto kudumisvarras میل بافتنی neulepuikko aiguille à tricoter מסרגה बुनने की सलाई pletaća igla kötőtű jarum rajut prjónn ferro da calza 編み棒 뜨개 바늘 virbalas adāmadata jarum kait breinaald strikkepinne drut د اوبدلو سيخ agulha de tricot andrea вязальная спица pletacia ihlica pletilka igle za pletenje rynka pannan (ögonbrynen) เข็มถักทําจากโลหะหรือพลาสติก şiş, tığ, örgü şişi 編織用的鉤針或棒針 в'язальна спиця بنائی کی تیلی que đan 织针
knit one's brows to frown. frons يَعْبِس، يُقَطِّب جبينَه мръщя се franzir a sobrancelha svraštit čelo die Stirn runzeln rynke panden συνοφρυώνομαι fruncir el ceño kulmu kortsutama اخم کردن kurtistaa kulmat froncer les sourcils לְכַווֵץ אֶת הַגַבּוֹת בְּזַעַף नाराज होना namrštiti obrve összevonja a szemöldökét mengerutkan kening hnykla brÿnnar aggrottare le ciglia まゆをひそめる 이맛살을 찌푸리다 suraukti antakius raukt uzacis mengerutkan kening de wenkbrauwen fronsen rynke panna/brynene ściągnąć brwi يو شى ته چيڼ وركول franzir o sobrolho a se încrunta хмурить брови zvraštiť čelo mrščiti čelo namrštiti se rynka pannan (ögonbrynen) ขมวดคิ้ว kaşlarını çatmak 皺眉頭 хмуритися, супити брови بھنویں چڑھانا cau mày 皱眉头
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knit
→ يَنْسِجُ plést strikke stricken πλέκω hacer punto , tejer neuloa tricoter plesti lavorare a maglia 編む ...을 뜨다 breien strikke robić na drutach tricotar вязать sticka ถัก örmek đan 编织Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knit
vi (pret & pp knitted; ger knitting) (ortho) soldar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.