stitch
[ stich ]
/ stɪtʃ /
noun
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.
Nearby words
Idioms
in stitches, convulsed with laughter: The comedian had us in stitches all evening.
Origin of stitch
before 900; (noun) Middle English stiche, Old English stice a thrust, stab; cognate with German Stich prick; akin to stick2; (v.) Middle English stichen to stab, pierce, derivative of the noun
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for stitch
See also stitch up
Derived Formsstitcher, noun
Word Origin for stitch
Old English stice sting; related to Old Frisian steke, Old High German stih, Gothic stiks, Old Norse tikta sharp
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Medicine definitions for stitch
stitch
[ stĭch ]
n.
A sudden sharp pain, especially in the side.
A single suture.
v.
To suture.
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Idioms and Phrases with stitch
stitch
In addition to the idiom beginning with stitch
- stitch in time, a
also see:
- in stitches
- without a stitch on
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