[stitch] n [ME stiche, fr. OE stice; akin to OE stician to stick] (bef. 12c) 1: a local sharp and sudden pain esp. 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 part esp. of clothing
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 ~" -- in stitches : in a state of uncontrollable laughter
[2]stitch vt (13c) 1 a: to fasten, join, or close with or as if with stitches b: to make, mend, or decorate with or as if with stitches
2: to unite by means of staples ~ vi: sew -- stitch.er n