n.
Pronunciation: ' nit
Function: verb
Inflected Form: knit or knit · ted ; knit · ting
Etymology: Middle English knitten, from Old English cnyttan; akin to Old English cnotta knot
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 chiefly dialect : to tie together
2 a : to link firmly or closely < knitted my hands> b : to cause to grow together <time and rest will knit a fractured bone> c : to contract into wrinkles < knitted her brow>
3 : to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
intransitive verb
1 : to make knitted fabrics or objects
2 a : to become compact b : to grow together c : to become drawn together
– knit · ter noun