knit
Betekenis (English)
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- To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.
- To join closely and firmly together.
- To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
- To grow together.
- To combine from various elements.
- To heal following a fracture.
- To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
- To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
Concepten
Synonyms
plain stitch
grow together
knit stitch
knitted fabric
stitch together
scrunch up
knitted garments
inside loop
knitting stitch
single stitch
couple on
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈnɪt/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan (“to fasten, tie, bind, knit; add, append”), from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną (“to make knots, knit”). Cognate with Low German knütten and Old Norse knýta (whence Danish knytte, Norwegian Nynorsk knyta). More at knot.
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