Main Entry: ¹knit

Pronunciation: \ˈnit\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): knit or knit·ted; knit·ting

Etymology: Middle English knitten, from Old English cnyttan; akin to Old English cnotta knot

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 chiefly dialect : to tie together
2 a : to link firmly or closely <knitted my hands> b : to cause to grow together <time and rest will knit a fractured bone> c : to contract into wrinkles <knitted her brow>
3 : to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needlesintransitive verb 1 : to make knitted fabrics or objects
2 a : to become compact b : to grow together c : to become drawn together

— knit·ter noun