stitch
IPA: stˈɪtʃ
noun
- A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
- An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
- (countable and uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
- A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
- A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
- An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
- A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
- A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
- (by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
- (obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
- (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or clothing.
- (obsolete) A furrow.
- The space between two double furrows.
verb
- To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
- To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
- (intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
- (agriculture) To form land into ridges.
- To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
- To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
- (computer graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
- (TikTok) To incorporate (an existing video) into a new one, resulting in a collaborative clip that shows the two videos in a sequence.
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Examples of "stitch" in Sentences
- Garter stitch is tough, and there are imperfections.
- * Dc in next stitch, slip stitch in same stitch* Slip stitch into the chain 1.
- I agree that garter stitch is demanding, somehow stocking stitch is more forgiving.
- Garter stitch is very demanding, and I think there were also faults in my alignment of the mitres.
- A machine stitch is better and more professional looking, but you can sew a garment together by hand.
- Turn, chain 3, 1 dc in same stitch, 1 dc in next stitch, * 2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next stitch* [36 dc].
- 'Net' ... fascinating piece by Bob Geldof in today's Belfast Telegraph in which Sir Bob rather blows the whistle on what he calls a stitch up by Sir Patrick McCormack's Northern Ireland Affairs committee …
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