knitting (ˈnɪtɪŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- knitted work or the process of producing it
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a knitting machine
knit (nɪt)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: knits, knitting, knitted, knit
- to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)
- to join or be joined together closely
- to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
- (of a broken bone) to join together; heal
noun
- a fabric or garment made by knitting
- ((in combination) ⇒
a heavy knit
Alternative Forms
ˈknittable adjective ˈknitter nounWord Origin
Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knotOld English to tie in; related to Middle Low German to knot together; see 1Translations
- British English:
knitting
Knitting is something, such as an article of clothing, that is being knitted....a relaxing hobby, such as knitting.ˈnɪtɪŋ NOUN ...a relaxing hobby, such as knitting.
- Spanish:
tejido
nm
- French:
tricot
nm
- German:
Stricken
nnt
- Chinese: 编织 n
- Arabic: حَبْك n
- Portuguese: tricô nm
- Russian: вязание nnt
- Croatian: pletenje nnt
- Czech: pletení nnt
- Danish: strikning nutr
- Dutch: breiwerk nnt
- Finnish: neuletyö n
- Greek: πλέξιμο nnt
- Italian: lavoro a maglia nm
- Japanese: 編物 n
- Korean: 뜨개질 n
- Norwegian: strikking nm
- Polish: dziewiarstwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: tricô nm
- European Spanish:
punto
nm
- Swedish: stickning nutr
- Thai: การถัก n
- Turkish: örgü n
- Vietnamese: việc đan len n
Usage examples
Anyway, I hope you don't chase him with your knitting needle again.
, Samson Superslug (1993)Wales ' premier Hollywood A-lister is the latest in a string of stars believed to have taken up... knitting !
Megastar (2004)I REFER to M. L. Brown's comment (The Advertiser, 5/ 7/ 04) on knitting technique.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Even when she was in hospital for an op, she sat up in bed knitting things for the nurses.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The notion of `sticking to their knitting "has widespread currency among European industrialists.
, Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)