English noun: knit | |||
1. | knit (artifact) a fabric made by knitting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | balbriggan, double knit, jersey, stockinet, stockinette, tricot | ||
2. | knit (artifact) a basic knitting stitch | ||
Synonyms | knit stitch, plain, plain stitch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | knitting stitch | ||
3. | knit (artifact) needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine | ||
Synonyms | knitting, knitwork | ||
Broader (hypernym) | needlecraft, needlework | ||
Domain category members | bind off, tie up | ||
English verb: knit | |||
1. | knit (creation) make (textiles) by knitting | ||
Samples | Knit a scarf. | ||
Examples | They knit the cape | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purl, rib | ||
Entail | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
Domain category | handicraft | ||
2. | knit (creation) tie or link together | ||
Synonyms | entwine | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conjoin, join | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | intertwine, loop, purl stitch | ||
3. | knit (contact) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | ||
Samples | She puckered her lips. | ||
Synonyms | cockle, crumple, pucker, rumple | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
Verb group | draw | ||