n.
Pronunciation: ' stich
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English stiche, from Old English stice; akin to Old English stician to stick
Date: before 12th century
1 : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
2 a : one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing b : a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one stitch
3 : a least bit especially of clothing <didn't have a stitch on>
4 : a single loop of thread or yarn around an implement (as a knitting needle or crochet hook)
5 : a stitch or series of stitches formed in a particular way <a basting stitch >
– in stitches : in a state of uncontrollable laughter <he had us all in stitches >