(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration.
Fold the fabric and ~ the two layers together...
We ~ed incessantly.
...those patient ladies who ~ed the magnificent medieval tapestries.
= sew
VERB: V n adv/prep, V, V n
2.
Stitches are the short pieces of thread that have been sewn in a piece of cloth.
...a row of straight ~es...
N-COUNT
3.
In knitting and crochet, a ~ is a loop made by one turn of wool around a knitting needle or crochet hook.
Her mother counted the ~es on her knitting needles...
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4.
If you sew or knit something in a particular ~, you sew or knit in a way that produces a particular pattern.
The design can be worked in cross ~.
N-UNCOUNT: usu n N
5.
When doctors ~ a wound, they use a special needle and thread to sew the skin together.
Jill washed and ~ed the wound.
VERB: V n
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Stitch up means the same as ~ .
Dr Armonson ~ed up her wrist wounds...
They’ve taken him off to hospital to ~ him up.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
6.
A ~ is a piece of thread that has been used to sew the skin of a wound together.
He had six ~es in a head wound.
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7.
A ~ is a sharp pain in your side, usually caused by running or laughing a lot.
N-SING
8.
If you are in ~es, you cannot stop laughing. (INFORMAL)
Here’s a book that will have you in ~es.
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR