stitch
/stɪtʃ/
verb
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.