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sew

1

[ soh ]

verb (used with object)

sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing.
  1. to join or attach by stitches.
  2. to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
  3. to enclose or secure with stitches:

    to sew flour in a bag.

  4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually followed by up ).


verb (used without object)

sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing.
  1. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.

verb phrase

    1. Informal. to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.
    2. Informal. to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully:

      They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.

    3. to gain or be assured of:

      He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.

sew

2

[ soo ]

verb (used with object)

sewed, sewing.
  1. to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes followed by by up ).

verb (used without object)

sewed, sewing.
  1. (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.

noun

  1. the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.

sew

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement
  2. tr; often foll by on or up to attach, fasten, or close by sewing
  3. tr to make (a garment, etc) by sewing
“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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Other Word Forms

  • a· adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sew1

First recorded before 900; Middle English seuen, souen, Old English siw(i)an, siowan; cognate with Old High German siuwan, Old Norse sauma, Gothic siujan; akin to Sanskrit ī́ⲹپ “(he) sews,” Latin suere; seam

Origin of sew2

First recorded in 1580–90; from Middle French sewer, shortening of essewer, from unattested Vulgar Latin 油, equivalent to Latin ex- “out of, from, thoroughly” + verb derivative of aqua “wٱ”; sewer 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sew1

Old English ŧǷɲ; related to Old Norse ӯᲹ, Gothic siujan, Old High German siuwen, Latin suere to sew, Sanskrit īᲹپ he sews
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Knowles debunks her reputation as a stage mom, though she carried on her matrilineal penchant for designing and sewing clothes, as the stylist for Destiny’s Child.

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Then, on a whim, we sewed it together with something I’d been messing with, and while it’s changed melodically, it’s a good dance track.

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The different procedures, like the sewing of eyelashes, I think that’s an urban legend.

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If Min is this desperate to escape his grandmother’s fashion business, why does he sew her an impressive jacket for her hanbok?

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“Mostly women sit there at sewing machines all day doing very, very tedious work. ... If this is what he thinks these tariffs will do, it’s not going to work that way.”

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