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stitch
[ stich ]
noun
- one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- a loop or portion of thread disposed in place by one such movement in sewing:
to rip out stitches.
- a particular mode of disposing the thread in sewing or the style of work produced by one such method.
- one complete movement of the needle or other implement used in knitting, crocheting, netting, tatting, etc.
- the portion of work produced.
- a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing:
to remove every stitch of clothes.
- the least bit of anything:
He wouldn't do a stitch of work.
- a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the intercostal muscles:
a stitch in the side.
verb (used with object)
- to work upon, join, mend, or fasten with or as if with stitches; sew (often followed by together ):
to stitch together flour sacks to make curtains; a plan that was barely stitched together.
- to ornament or embellish with stitches:
to stitch a shirt with a monogram.
verb (used without object)
- to make stitches, join together, or sew.
stitch
/ ɪʃ /
noun
- a link made by drawing a thread through material by means of a needle
- a loop of yarn formed around an implement used in knitting, crocheting, etc
- a particular method of stitching or shape of stitch
- a sharp spasmodic pain in the side resulting from running or exercising
- informal.usually used with a negative the least fragment of clothing
he wasn't wearing a stitch
- agriculture the ridge between two furrows
- drop a stitchto allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- in stitches informal.laughing uncontrollably
verb
- tr to sew, fasten, etc, with stitches
- intr to be engaged in sewing
- tr to bind together (the leaves of a book, pamphlet, etc) with wire staples or thread
Derived Forms
- ˈپٳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- پٳİ noun
- پٳl adjective
- ·پٳ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·پٳ verb
- ܲ·پٳ adjective
- ɱ-پٳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stitch1
Idioms and Phrases
- in stitches, convulsed with laughter:
The comedian had us in stitches all evening.
More idioms and phrases containing stitch
In addition to the idiom beginning with stitch , also see in stitches ; without a stitch on .Example Sentences
He needed 200 stitches to close the gash.
It was an injury that required stitches and disrupted the start of his year.
It has a constellation of green and pink rhinestones all over, against bursts of bright red stitching.
The girl has puncture wounds and scratches but didn’t need any stitches.
Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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