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1knit Listen to audio/ˈnɪt/ verb
knits; knit or knit·ted; knit·ting
1 : to make (a piece of clothing) from yarn or thread by using long needles or a special machine [+ obj] She knit a sweater for me. = She knit/knitted me a sweater. [no obj] He likes to knit.
2 [+ obj] a : to closely join or combine (things or people)
Her novels knit (together) science and fantasy. a style that knits together material from many different sources
b : to form (something) by bringing people or things together
a town knit/knitted together by farmingsee also close-knit, tight-knit
3 [no obj] of a bone : to grow together and heal after being broken
It will take some time for the broken bones to knit (together).
knit your brow/brows
: to move your eyebrows together in a way that shows that you are thinking about something or are worried, angry, etc.
She knit her brow and asked what I was doing.
— knit or knitted adjective
a red knit shirt a knitted blouse closely knit communities [=communities in which people care about each other very much] a knitted cap
— knit·ter noun, plural knit·ters [count]
She is a very talented knitter.
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