stitchnoun
uk/stɪtʃ/us/stɪtʃ/stitch noun (THREAD)
C2 [ C ] a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this:
[ C ] one of the small circles of wool that you make when you are knitting:
[ C ] a particular type of stitch made in sewing or knitting, or the pattern that this produces:
C2 [ C ] a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh:
without any clothes:
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- I was admiring your neat stitches.
- A couple of stitches would make that more secure.
- She can do all these fancy stitches.
- She had a dozen or so stitches on her forehead.
- He's having his stitches taken out this afternoon.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- spinner
- tack
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stitch noun (PAIN)
[ C usually singular ] a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest, often caused by not breathing enough when running or laughing:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pain & painful
- -racked
- achy
- agonizing
- cluster headache
- dodgy
- earache
- hell
- hurt
- masochism
- non-ulcer stomach pain
- painful
- painfully
- rack
- racking
- shooting pains
- suffering
- tender
- throb
- torment
- wince
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Idiom(s)
stitchverb
uk/stɪtʃ/us/stɪtʃ/[ I or T ] to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:
[ T ] Indian English to make a piece of clothing:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- spinner
- tack
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