sew
IPA: sˈoʊ
noun
- (obsolete) Broth, gravy.
verb
- (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
- (intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
- (transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
- (obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.
- (nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.
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Examples of "sew" in Sentences
- Just because I’m a girl I know how to sew, is that it?
- I found teaching my own girls to sew is hard sometimes!
- For example, choosing to sew is a calculation of how we spend time, energy, and money.
- I have found lots of great tips and tricks with this book and there are quite a few unique skirts that you can learn to sew from the book.
- I think one of the mistakes women make when they want to learn to sew, is to pay for an expensive course that makes it a complicated and unhappy experience.
- You can find a basic sewing machine pretty inexpensively, especially if you search out ebay and craigslist; learning to sew is just practice, practice, practice.
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