Sew

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: sew a dress; sew on a button.
  • v. To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching: sew an incision closed.
  • verb-intransitive. To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
  • phrasal-verb. sew up Informal To complete successfully: Our team has sewn up the championship.
  • phrasal-verb. sew up Informal To gain complete control of; monopolize.
  • phrasal-verb. sew up Informal To make sure of: campaign strategists who were trying to sew up the election results.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  • v. To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • v. To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.
  • v. To follow; to pursue; to sue.
  • v. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.
  • v. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up.
  • v. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up.
  • verb-intransitive. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
  • v. To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To unite, join, or attach by means of a thread, twine, wire, or other flexible material, with or without the aid of a needle, awl, or other tool.
  • To put together or construct, or to repair, as a garment, by means of a needle and thread.
  • n. Juice; broth; gravy; hence, a pottage; a made dish.
  • To drain dry, as land; drain off, as water.
  • In falconry, to wipe: said of a hawk that cleans its beak.
  • To ooze out.
  • n. A drain; a sewer.
  • To serve at table, as by carving, tasting, etc.
  • An obsolete spelling of sue.
  • An obsolete or dialectal preterit of sow.
  • In bookbinding, to pass the thread separately through the creased fold of each section of (an unbound book).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • v. create (clothes) with cloth
  • Antonym
    rip   
    Verb Form
    sewed    sewing    sewn    sews   
    Variant
    sewn   
    Form
    sewed    sewn    sewing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    juice    gravy    delicacy    follow    pursue    sue    stitch    needle    baste    backhand   
    Verb Stem
    sow   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au    Beau    Bio    Bo    Bordeaux    Boudreaux    Bow    Cloe    Co    Cousteau   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    needlework    embroidery    laundry    stitch    linen    knit    muslin    textile    cookery    bathe