Knit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fabric made by knitting

a basic knitting stitch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪt/.

Examples

knit a scarf
She puckered her lips

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plain stitch knit stitch crumple rumple plain knitting cockle pucker knitwork entwine

Parts of Speech

noun	a fabric made by knitting
noun	a basic knitting stitch
noun	needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
verb	make (textiles) by knitting “knit a scarf”
verb	tie or link together
verb	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds “She puckered her lips”

Word Forms

knit	verb	make (textiles) by knitting
knit	noun	needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
knitter	noun	someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread
knitting	noun	needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stricken

ein durch Stricken hergestellter Stoff

🇫🇷French

tricoter

un tissu fabriqué en tricotant

🇪🇸Spanish

tejer

una tela hecha de punto

🇮🇹Italian

lavorare a maglia

un tessuto realizzato lavorando a maglia

🇳🇱Dutch

brei

een stof gemaakt door te breien

🇵🇹Portuguese

tricotar

um tecido feito em tricô

🇷🇺Russian

вязать

ткань, полученная путем вязания

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বোনা

বুনন দ্বারা তৈরি একটি ফ্যাব্রিক

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னப்பட்ட

பின்னல் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு துணி

🇮🇳Marathi

विणणे

विणकाम करून बनवलेले फॅब्रिक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંથવું

વણાટ દ્વારા બનાવેલ ફેબ્રિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಣೆದ

ಹೆಣಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਣਿਆ

ਬੁਣਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بننا

بنا ہوا ایک کپڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

针织

针织制成的织物

🇯🇵Japanese

ニット

編み物で作られた布地

🇰🇷Korean

뜨다

뜨개질로 만든 천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đan

một loại vải được làm bằng cách đan

🇹🇭Thai

ถัก

ผ้าที่ทำโดยการถัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

merajut

kain yang dibuat dengan merajut

🇵🇭Filipino

mangunot

isang tela na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng pagniniting

🇲🇾Malay

mengait

kain yang dibuat dengan mengait

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متماسكة

نسيج مصنوع من الحياكة

🇮🇷Persian

بافتنی

پارچه ای که با بافندگی درست می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

örgü

örgüyle yapılan bir kumaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְרוֹג

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