26984 words

stitch

13 definitions • 18 examples
1
a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this:

Examples:

Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches.
2
one of the small circles of wool that you make when you are knitting:

Examples:

cast on a stitch Cast on (= make the first row on the needle) 50 stitches using pink wool.
cast off a stitch Cast off the first four stitches (= take them off the needle and finish the edge).
drop a stitch If you drop a stitch (= lose a loop of wool from the needle), there's usually someone around who can help you.
3
a particular type of stitch made in sewing or knitting, or the pattern that this produces:

Examples:

a pearl/satin stitch
The bedspread was embroidered with cross-stitch.
4
a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh:

Examples:

Her head wounds needed 50 stitches.
stitch in He got hit with a broken bottle and needed five stitches in his cheek.
5
without any clothes:

Examples:

I don't have a stitch to wear (= I do not have anything suitable to wear) for this party tonight.
6
a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest, often caused by not breathing enough when running or laughing:

Examples:

get a stitch I got a stitch after running for the bus.
7
to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

Examples:

be stitched onto This button needs to be stitched back onto my shirt.
stitch something together Stitch the pieces together along the fold.
8
to make a piece of clothing:

Examples:

I must discard these old shirts and stitch some before next summer.
9
a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this:

Examples:

10
A stitch is also a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh:

Examples:

A cut on his left ankle required six stitches.
11
a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest:

Examples:

I got a stitch while I was running.
12
to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

Examples:

His name is stitched onto the back of his boxing trunks.
13
Someone who has been stitched up has had a deep cut closed with stitches:

Examples:

[ M ] The operation started at 8 a.m., and Bobby was stitched up by midafternoon.

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