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knit

/nɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Knit means: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds.

Synonyms for knit11

noun, as in a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

knit stitch, plain, plain stitch

noun, as in needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

knitting, knitwork

verb, as in to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, draw

verb, as in tie or link together

entwine

What does knit mean?6

verb

1

to gather something into small wrinkles or folds“She puckered her lips”

2

tie or link together

3

make (textiles) by knitting“knit a scarf”

noun

1

a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

2

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

3

a fabric made by knitting

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with knit?35

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Knit in a sentence

  • They're globular structures that tend to knit together, forming large clots.DJ_Saidez
  • Vanessa loves to knit hats, scarves, and mittens in rainbow colors.Solana
  • It must have been difficult for her to knit this sweater.Eldad
  • Grandma knit the sweater's yoke on circular needles.casaniere
  • She knit him a sweater for his birthday.CK
  • Sami lives in a close-knit town where everybody is connected.OsoHombre
  • I've always wanted to learn how to knit.CK
  • Matthew's grandmother used to knit woolen sweaters for him when he was a child.Amastan

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Forms of knit

as a verb

past tense
knit
past participle
knit
present participle
knitting
third-person singular
knits