Knit

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Union knitting; texture.

II. Knit ·Impf & ·p.p. of Knit.

III. Knit ·vt To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

IV. Knit ·vt To Join; to cause to grow together.

V. Knit ·vt To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

VI. Knit ·vi To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.

VII. Knit ·vi To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.

VIII. Knit ·vt To unite closely; to Connect; to Engage; as, hearts knit together in love.

IX. Knit ·vt To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.