English-German translations for knit
- strickenAls ob man mit dem Stricken eines Handschuhs beginnt und nicht über den Daumen hinauskommt. In my opinion, it is like starting to knit a glove and not getting any further than the thumb. So etwas geschieht, Herr Prodi, wenn Penelope im Gegensatz zu den Lehren aus der Odyssee nur auftrennt anstatt zu stricken! That is what happens, Mr Prodi, when Penelope goes against the teaching of the Odyssey and unravels instead of knitting.
- heilen
- verbinden
- verheilen
- verknüpfen
- wirken
- zusammenwachsen
Definition of knit
- 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
- To join closely and firmly together
- To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted
- To combine from various elements
- Of bones: to heal following a fracture
- To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying
- To draw together; to contract into wrinkles
- A knitted garment
- A session of knitting
Examples
- to knit a stocking
- The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.
- The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.
- All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.
- The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.
- I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit
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