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
sewing up
verb
as in consuming
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
- consuming
- possessing
- monopolizing
- having
- owning
- managing
- reigning (over)
- hogging
- controlling
- engrossing
- cornering
- bogarting
- absorbing
- governing
- holding
- ruling
- directing
- commanding
- make off with
- make one's acquaintance
- make one's bed and lie in it
- make one's entrance
- make one's escape
- make one's flesh creep
- make one's hair curl
- make one's hair stand on end
- make one's home
- make one's mark
- make one's name
- make one's own
- make one's peace with
- make one's peace with (someone)
- make one's peace with someone
- make one's presence felt
- make one's presence felt/heard/known
- make one's presence heard
- make one's presence known
- make one's selection
- make one's toes curl
- make one's way
- make oneself at home
- make oneself clear
- make oneself known