Đan (len, sợi...)

Nối chặt, gắn chặt, thắt chặt, kết chặt

mortar knits bricks together

hồ vữa kết chặt các hòn gạch lại với nhau

Liên kết chặt chẽ, ràng buộc chặt chẽ (trên cơ sở quyền lợi chung, do hôn nhân...)

a closely knit argument

lý lẽ chặt chẽ

Cau, nhíu (lông mày), nhăn (trán)

to knit one's brows

cau mày

to knit up

khâu lại chỗ rách, đan lại chỗ rách (ở bít tất...)

Kết chặt, thắt chặt mối ràng buộc

Kết thúc (cuộc tranh luận...)

tết

bện

đan

Join or fasten or weave (together), interweave, interlace,interconnect, intertwine, link, bind, unite, tie (up ortogether), consolidate, combine, compact: He was the first kingto succeed in knitting together the diverse elements of theempire. 2 grow (together), heal, mend, join: The broken boneswill knit in about a month.

Furrow, contract, wrinkle, knot,crease: He knit his brow and sighed.

V. (knitting; past and past part. knitted or (esp.in senses 2-4) knit) 1 tr. (also absol.) a make (a garment,blanket, etc.) by interlocking loops of esp. wool withknitting-needles. b make (a garment etc.) with a knittingmachine. c make (a plain stitch) in knitting (knit one, purlone).

A tr. contract (the forehead) in vertical wrinkles. bintr. (of the forehead) contract; frown.

Tr. & intr. (oftenfoll. by together) make or become close or compact esp. bycommon interests etc. (a close-knit group).

Intr. (oftenfoll. by together) (of parts of a broken bone) become joined;heal.

N. knitted material or a knitted garment.

Knit up 1make or repair by knitting.

Conclude, finish, or end.

Knitter n. [OE cnyttan f. WG: cf. KNOT(1)]