sew up
verb
sewed up; sewn up or sewed up; sewing up; sews up
transitive verb
1
: to mend completely by sewing
2
: to get exclusive use or control of
3
: to make certain of : be assured of
the team sewed up the division title
Synonyms
- monopolize
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Example Sentences
sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
sew up
verb
as in to consume
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- consume
- monopolize
- possess
- have
- own
- hog
- control
- manage
- bogart
- reign (over)
- corner
- absorb
- hold
- govern
- direct
- rule
- engross
- command