knit

Universal Words verb, noun verb (knitted, knitted) HELPNOTE In senses 3 and 4 knit is usually used for the past tense and past participle. 1 to make clothes, etc. from woollen or cotton thread using two long thin KNITTINGNEEDLES or a machine: [VN] I knitted this cardigan myself. * [VNN] She's knitting the baby a shawl. * [V] Lucy was sitting on the sofa, knitting. 2 to use a basic stitch in knitting: [VN] Knit one row, purl one row. [also V] 3 ~ (sb/sth) (together) to join people or things closely together or to be joined closely together: [VN] a closely / tightly knit community (= one in which relationships are very close) * Society is knit together by certain commonly held beliefs. [also V] 4 (of broken bones) to grow together again to form one piece; to make broken bones grow together again: [V] The bone failed to knit correctly. [also VN] IDIOMS knit your brow(s) to move your EYEBROWS together, to show that you are thinking hard, feeling angry, etc: His brows were knitted in a permanent frown. noun [usuallypl.] a piece of clothing that has been knitted: winter knits