knit

(nĭt)

v., knit, or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits.

v.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.

v.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.

n.

1. A fabric or garment made by knitting.
2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.

[Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.]

knitter knit'ter n.

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The past tense and past participle form of the verb in its main meaning is knitted (a knitted scarf). In figurative meanings, knitted and knit are both used (She knit/knitted her brows / a close-knit group).

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v

Definition: intertwine
Antonyms: unknit

IN BRIEF: To interweave yarn into a fabric. Also: To draw together.

Whenever it rains Fräulein Dr. Sauter, our religion teacher, wore hand-knit underwear. — Elaine Christensen, American poet.

Tutor's tip: For just a "nit" (trivial detail) she hated the sweater I had "knit" (intertwining yarn to make fabric).

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sign description: Both A hands come together and make a motion similar to someone knitting.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - strikke, binde, knytte
v. intr. - sammenknytte, forene
n. - strikketøj, strikket stof

idioms:

• knit one's brows    rynke brynene, rynke panden

Nederlands (Dutch)
breien, een nauwe band krijgen met, verenigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - tricoter
v. intr. - tricoter
n. - tricot

idioms:

• knit one's brows    froncer les sourcils

Deutsch (German)
v. - stricken, zusammenfügen, zusammenwachsen, verheilen
n. - etwas Gestricktes

idioms:

• knit one's brows    die Stirn runzeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλέκω, σμίγω ή σουφρώνω (φρύδια), συνδέω/-ομαι, συγκολλώ, ενώνω, αλληλοπλέκω, πήζω, συμπυκνώνω/-ομαι
n. - πλεκτό

idioms:

• knit one's brows    συνοφρυώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
lavorare a maglia

idioms:

• knit one's brows    aggrottare le ciglia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tricotar, franzir, juntar
n. - tricô (m)

idioms:

• knit one's brows    mostrar preocupação, franzindo as sobrancelhas

Русский (Russian)
вязать, скреплять, хмурить брови, трикотаж, вязаное изделие, вязка

idioms:

• knit one's brows    хмурить брови

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tejer, tricotar
v. intr. - hacer malla, hacer calceta o tejido de punto, unirse, enlazarse, trabarse, soldarse
n. - tejido

idioms:

• knit one's brows    fruncir el ceño

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sticka, dra ihop, rynka
n. - rät maska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
编织, 皱, 使接合, 使联合, 皱眉, 接合, 编织衣物, 编织法, 编织衣料

idioms:

• knit one's brows    皱眉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 編織, 皺, 使接合, 使聯合
v. intr. - 編織, 皺眉, 接合
n. - 編織衣物, 編織法, 編織衣料

idioms:

• knit one's brows    皺眉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뜨다, 단단히 끼다, 미간을 찌푸리다, 생각해 내다
v. intr. - 뜨개질하다, 접합하다, 찌푸려지다, 얽히다
n. - 편물 , 메리야스

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 編む, 編み物をする, 結合させる, 結合する, くっ付ける

idioms:

• knit one's brow    眉を顰める
• knit one's brows    まゆを寄せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يربط يحبك صنارة, يعقد (الاسم) حبكه, عقدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סרג, קשר, איחה, קימט (מצח)‬
v. intr. - ‮התקמט (מצח), התקרבו זה לזה (בשל עניין משותף), התחברו זה לזה (חלקי עצם שנשברה)‬
n. - ‮בד או בגד סרוגים, סריג‬

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