stitch

stitch
stitch1 [ stıtʃ ] noun **
1. ) count a short piece of THREAD that you can see on cloth when it has been sewn:
I put a couple of stitches in just to hold the ends together.
a ) count a piece of wool that has been put around a needle when you are KNITTING:
The shawl was knitted with beautiful neat stitches.
drop a stitch (=let it fall off the needle accidentally)
b ) count or uncount a particular way of making the stitches when you are sewing or KNITTING:
I can sew, but I can't do any of the fancy stitches.
c ) count a short piece of THREAD that is used for joining someone's skin together after it has been cut:
The cut over his left eye needed 12 stitches.
2. ) singular or uncount a sharp pain in the side of your body that you sometimes feel when you are running:
I got a stitch and had to stop running.
in stitches INFORMAL
laughing a lot:
have someone in stitches: Dawson's brand of humor had his audiences in stitches.
not have a stitch on INFORMAL
to not be wearing any clothes
a stitch in time (saves nine) SPOKEN
used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with
stitch
stitch 2 [ stıtʃ ] verb transitive
1. ) to join pieces of cloth together by sewing them:
They stitched red and blue ribbons onto their hats.
2. ) to join someone's skin together after it has been cut:
Surgeons managed to stitch his finger back on.
,stitch `up phrasal verb transitive
1. ) to repair a piece of cloth that has been torn by sewing it:
You ought to stitch up that hole in your jeans.
2. ) INFORMAL to arrange an agreement or deal:
He's stitched up a major deal with Columbia Records.
3. ) to join someone's skin together after it has been cut:
Doctors stitched up the wound.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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