knits

/nɪts/

noun

1
To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
“The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.”
2
To join closely and firmly together.
“The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.”
3
To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
4
To grow together.
“All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.”
5
To combine from various elements.
“The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.”
6
Of bones: to heal following a fracture.
“I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.”
7
To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
8
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

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