stitch

/stɪtʃ/
verb
  1. To sew or fasten something using stitches.
    • The tailor will stitch the hem of your pants for five dollars.
    • He stitched a patch onto his backpack with bright blue thread.
    • She carefully stitched the torn pages back into the book.
  2. To close a wound with surgical stitches.
    • The doctor stitched the cut on my finger after the accident.
    • They had to stitch the gash on his leg in the emergency room.
    • The vet stitched the dog's paw after it stepped on glass.
  3. To join or create something by sewing or knitting.
    • They stitched the sails using heavy thread and needles.
    • He stitched a beautiful pattern on the pillowcase.
    • She stitched together scraps of fabric to make a quilt.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A single loop of thread or yarn used in sewing, knitting, or embroidery.
    • She made a small stitch to fix the tear in her shirt.
    • I dropped a stitch while knitting the scarf and had to fix it.
    • The doctor closed the wound with three neat stitches.
  2. A sudden sharp pain in the side of the body, often caused by running or laughing hard.
    • If you get a stitch while jogging, slow down and breathe deeply.
    • Laughing so hard gave me a stitch in my ribs.
    • He got a stitch in his side halfway through the race.
  3. A particular style or method of sewing or knitting.
    • This sweater uses a cable stitch that looks like twisted ropes.
    • The blanket was made with a simple running stitch.
    • She learned a new embroidery stitch called the French knot.
  4. The smallest piece of clothing (used in negative statements).
    • The baby had not a stitch on after his bath.
    • She ran out of the house without a stitch of clothing.
    • I couldn't find a stitch to wear that fit me anymore.
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