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sew up

1. phrasal verb
If you sew up pieces of cloth or tears in cloth or skin, you join them together using a needle and thread.
Next day, Miss Stone decided to sew up the rip. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
This material was then put into cotton bags which were weighed and then sewn up. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If someone sews up something such as a business deal, an election, or a game, they make sure that they will get the result they want.
[informal]
If they didn't move fast, Johnson could sew this deal up within days. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
The Italians think they've got it all sewn up. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
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sew up in British English

verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to fasten or mend completely by sewing
2.  US
to acquire sole use or control of
3.  informal
to complete or negotiate successfully
to sew up a deal

sew up in American English

1. 
to close or bring together the edges of with stitches
2. 
to enclose in something by sewing
3.  US, Informal
a. 
to get or have absolute control of or right to; monopolize
b. 
to bring to a successful conclusion
c. 
to make certain of success in
to sew up an election
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Examples of 'sew up' in a sentence
sew up

Mahoney said: `The German riggers aboard the old Zeppelins had to go up top regularly in flight to sew up tears in the canvas.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
As part of their winding-up operation they're sending two detectives to sew up this end of things.
Murray, Stephen DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
`And if men can make costumes for the dances, can they not sew up a shirt?
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times, the type who might sew up a sponge inside you.
Wilcox, James SORT OF RICH (1990)

In other languages
sew up

British English: sew up /səʊ ʌp/ VERB
If you sew up pieces of cloth or tears in cloth or skin, you join them together using a needle and thread.
Next day, Miss Stone decided to sew up the rip.
  • American English: sew up
  • Arabic: يُخَيِّطُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: remendar
  • Chinese: 缝合
  • Croatian: sašiti
  • Czech: sešít
  • Danish: sy sammen
  • Dutch: dichtnaaien
  • European Spanish: coser
  • Finnish: ommella kiinni
  • French: recoudre
  • German: zunähen
  • Greek: συρράπτω
  • Italian: ricucire
  • Japanese: 縫い合わせる
  • Korean: 완전히 꿰매어 버리다
  • Norwegian: sy opp
  • Polish: zaszyć
  • European Portuguese: remendar
  • Romanian: a cârpi
  • Russian: сшивать
  • Latin American Spanish: suturar
  • Swedish: sy till
  • Thai: ซ่อมแซมโดยการเย็บ
  • Turkish: dikmek onarmak
  • Ukrainian: зшивати
  • Vietnamese: khâu lại

Chinese translation of 'sew up'

sew up

vt

  1. [garment] 把 ... 缝(縫)起来(來) (bǎ ... féng qǐlái)
  2. (inf) [deal, contest] 顺(順)利完成 (shùnlì wánchéng)
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