knit

/nɪt/ v [I/T] (present participle knitting, past tense and past participle knitted or knit) (MAKE CLOTHES)

Definition

› to make cloth or clothing by connecting yarn (= fiber threads) into rows with two long needles, or to do this with a machine: [T] She’s knitting a scarf for her daughter.

(Definition of knit v (MAKE CLOTHES) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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knife n
knife v
knight n
knight v
knit v JOIN
knit v MAKE CLOTHES
knitting n
knitting needle n
knob n
knobby adj
knock down something phrasal verb DESTROY

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