YourDictionary

knitter

Variant of knit

transitive verb knitted or knit, knitting

  1. to make (cloth or a garment) by interconnecting loops of yarn or thread in rows of stitches by means of a pair of special needles or a machine
    1. to form into cloth in this way rather than by weaving
    2. to form (one or more stitches of the basic type): “K2, P2” means “knit two stitches, purl 2 stitches”
  2. to join together closely and firmly; unite
  3. to draw (the brows) together; contract in wrinkles
  4. Now Chiefly Dial. to tie or fasten in or with a knot

intransitive verb

    1. to make cloth or a garment by knitting yarn or thread
    2. to produce a basic stitch or stitches
  1. to be joined together closely and firmly; grow together, as a broken bone
  2. to become drawn together in wrinkles, as the brow

noun

cloth or a garment made by knitting

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Learn more about knitter

link/cite print suggestion box