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stitch

[ stich ]

noun

  1. one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
  2. a loop or portion of thread disposed in place by one such movement in sewing:

    to rip out stitches.

  3. a particular mode of disposing the thread in sewing or the style of work produced by one such method.
  4. one complete movement of the needle or other implement used in knitting, crocheting, netting, tatting, etc.
  5. the portion of work produced.
  6. a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing:

    to remove every stitch of clothes.

  7. the least bit of anything:

    He wouldn't do a stitch of work.

  8. a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the intercostal muscles:

    a stitch in the side.



verb (used with object)

  1. to work upon, join, mend, or fasten with or as if with stitches; sew (often followed by together ):

    to stitch together flour sacks to make curtains; a plan that was barely stitched together.

  2. to ornament or embellish with stitches:

    to stitch a shirt with a monogram.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make stitches, join together, or sew.

stitch

/ ²õ³Ùɪ³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. a link made by drawing a thread through material by means of a needle
  2. a loop of yarn formed around an implement used in knitting, crocheting, etc
  3. a particular method of stitching or shape of stitch
  4. a sharp spasmodic pain in the side resulting from running or exercising
  5. informal.
    usually used with a negative the least fragment of clothing

    he wasn't wearing a stitch

  6. agriculture the ridge between two furrows
  7. drop a stitch
    to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
  8. in stitches informal.
    laughing uncontrollably
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to sew, fasten, etc, with stitches
  2. intr to be engaged in sewing
  3. tr to bind together (the leaves of a book, pamphlet, etc) with wire staples or thread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an informal word for suture suture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³óİù noun
  • ²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ól¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • °ù±ð·²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó verb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-²õ³Ù¾±³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stitch1

before 900; (noun) Middle English stiche, Old English stice a thrust, stab; cognate with German Stich prick; akin to stick 2; (v.) Middle English stichen to stab, pierce, derivative of the noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stitch1

Old English stice sting; related to Old Frisian steke, Old High German stih, Gothic stiks, Old Norse tikta sharp
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. in stitches, convulsed with laughter:

    The comedian had us in stitches all evening.

More idioms and phrases containing stitch

In addition to the idiom beginning with stitch , also see in stitches ; without a stitch on .
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Example Sentences

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The girl has puncture wounds and scratches but didn’t need any stitches.

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Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not.

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His job was one of the most influential and important jobs in our country, stitched into the fabric of our national life, into the Royal Family, Parliament, and small-p politics.

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They are both part of China's Belt and Road initiative, designed to stitch China closer to the world through investments and infrastructure projects.

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Across his vast filmography, Bong has slyly proven himself one of cinema’s great gastronomes, incorporating food into nearly all of his work to stitch the fabric of each film together.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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