"knit" meaning in English

See knit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɪt/ Audio: en-uk-knit.ogg [UK] Forms: knit [canonical], knits [third-person, singular], knitted [past], knitted [past, participle], knitting [present, participle]
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  1. When you knit, you make a cloth from a long wool thread, usually by hands with needles.
    Sense id: simple-knit-en-verb-HvUiwW7A
     
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