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knit·ting

(nĭt′ĭng)
n.
1. The act or process of producing something knitted.
2. Material that has been knitted or is being knitted.
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knitting

(ˈnɪtɪŋ)
n
(Knitting & Sewing)
a. knitted work or the process of producing it
b. (as modifier): a knitting machine.
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knit•ting

(ˈnɪt ɪŋ)

n.
1. the act of one that knits.
2. knitted work.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:knitting - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine]knitting - 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
bind off, tie up - finish the last row
2. knitting - creating knitted wear
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
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Translations
حَبْك حِياكَة بالصُّنارَهنسيج مَحْبوك
pletení
strikningstrikketøj
neuletyö
pletenje
prjónaskapurprjónles
編物
뜨개질
pletenieúplet
pletenje
stickning
การถัก
örgü örme örülmüş şey
việc đan len

knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ]
A. N (= activity) → labor f de punto ; (= product) → prenda f de punto ; (= piece being worked on) → labor f
I think I'll do some knitting → creo que voy a ponerme a hacer punto or (LAm) tejer
she put her knitting down on the chair → dejó la labor sobre la silla
B. CPD knitting machine N → tricotosa f (Sp), máquina f de tejer (LAm)
knitting needle, knitting pin N → aguja f de hacer punto or (LAm) de tejer
knitting pattern N → patrón m, instrucciones fpl para hacer punto, instrucciones fpl de tejido (LAm)
knitting wool N → lana f para labores or (LAm) para tejer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ] n → tricot m
I like knitting → J'aime le tricot., J'aime faire du tricot.
to do one's knitting → faire son tricot knitting machine n → machine f à tricoter knitting needle n → aiguille f à tricoter knitting pattern n → modèle m (pour tricot)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

knitting

n
→ Stricken nt; (= material being knitted) → Strickzeug nt, → Strickarbeit f; (= knitted goods) → Gestrickte(s) nt, → Stricksachen pl; she was doing her knitting → sie strickte
(of bones etc) → Verwachsen nt, → Zusammenwachsen nt

knitting

:
knitting machine
knitting needle
n → Stricknadel f
knitting wool
n → (Strick)wolle f, → Strickgarn nt
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knitting

[ˈnɪtɪŋ] n (activity) → il lavorare m a maglia ; (product) → lavoro a maglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

knit

(nit) – past tense, past participle ˈknitted – verb
1. 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 noun
She'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 noun
1. 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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knitting

→ حَبْك pletení strikning Stricken πλέξιμο punto , tejido neuletyö tricot pletenje lavoro a maglia 編物 뜨개질 breiwerk strikking dziewiarstwo tricô вязание stickning การถัก örgü việc đan len 编织
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The nurse lit the gilt candles before the icons and sat down by the door with her knitting. Princess Mary took a book and began reading.
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Poyser's thoughts immediately reverted to him when, a day or two afterwards, as she was standing at the house- door with her knitting, in that eager leisure which came to her when the afternoon cleaning was done, she saw the old squire enter the yard on his black pony, followed by John the groom.
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Rachel found abundant time to sit for hours at her kitchen window, knitting "cotton warp" quilts--she had knitted sixteen of them, as Avonlea housekeepers were wont to tell in awed voices--and keeping a sharp eye on the main road that crossed the hollow and wound up the steep red hill beyond.
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Her knitting was before her, but she had laid it down to pick her teeth with a toothpick.
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Heep had asked permission to bring herself and her knitting near the fire, in that room; on pretence of its having an aspect more favourable for her rheumatics, as the wind then was, than the drawing-room or dining-parlour.
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