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VERB:
knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits
VERB:
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.
VERB:
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.
NOUN:
  1. A fabric or garment made by knitting.
  2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan

OTHER FORMS:
knitter(Noun)


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