Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Held tightly together, as by social or cultural ties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective bound together by intimate ties, social, personal, cultural or political; ; a
close-knit family.
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- adjective of a group Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective held together as by social or cultural ties
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sargent and Doubleday, liked to refer to their close-knit management style as "MBP: Management by Party."
Doubleday's Dapper Leader Stephen Miller 2012
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When the baby, Frankie, becomes his responsibility directly after birth, Noel's friends and family in his close-knit Dublin neighborhood rally behind him.
The Reigning Queen of Victim Lit Sam Sacks 2011
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Downing said British ticket touts were an "unwanted export" and were prevalent at sporting and music events around the world, with a close-knit network running sophisticated operations.
Olympic Games organisers and police launch crackdown on ticket touts 2011
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It is 1936, the depths of the Great Depression, and as the novel opens this close-knit family is about to undergo trials far beyond Father's chronic unemployment.
The Book That Broke the Color Line Meghan Cox Gurdon 2012
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It's something that, as a team you have to be close-knit and stick together to get wins.
Wizards finally play complete game on the road, defeat woeful Cavaliers Michael Lee 2011
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I have a very large (and very close-knit) extended family, so there is a dozen or so kids in the school system at the moment.
Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009
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It's close-knit and even has its own social services, including ambulances.
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Two days later, dazed residents of the close-knit village of 3,000 wandered through dusty, brick- and glass-covered streets, pausing when they passed each other to offer hugs, shed a few tears and ask the question on everyone's mind: "How's your house?"
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It's close-knit and even has its own social services, including ambulances.
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Two days later, dazed residents of the close-knit village of 3,000 wandered through dusty, brick- and glass-covered streets, pausing when they passed each other to offer hugs, shed a few tears and ask the question on everyone's mind: "How's your house?"
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