knit vs crinkle

crinkle vs knit

knit and crinkle both are nouns.

knit and crinkle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knit	Yes	No	Yes	No
crinkle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, crinkle is a hypernym of knit; that is, crinkle is a word with a broader meaning than knit:

knit: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
crinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

Other hypernyms of knit include crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.

knit (noun)	crinkle (noun)
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
a fabric made by knitting

knit (verb)	crinkle (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
make (textiles) by knitting	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
tie or link together

Difference between knit and crinkle

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