stitch

stitch¹ [stıtʃ] n

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1¦(sewing)¦

2¦(for wound)¦

3¦(pain)¦

4¦(with wool)¦

5¦(style)¦

6 not have a stitch on

7 in stitches

8 a stitch in time (saves nine)

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[: Old English; Origin: stice 'prick']

1.) ¦(SEWING)¦

a short piece of thread that has been sewn into a piece of cloth, or the action of the thread going into and out of the cloth

2.) ¦(FOR WOUND)¦

a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together

▪ He had to have 10 stitches in his head.

3.) ¦(PAIN)¦ [C usually singular]

a sharp pain in the side of your body, which you can get by running or laughing a lot

4.) ¦(WITH WOOL)¦

a small circle of wool that is formed around a needle when you are ↑knitting

drop a stitch

(=lose a stitch because the wool has come off the needle)

5.) ¦(STYLE)¦ [U and C]

a particular way of sewing or ↑knitting that makes a particular pattern

▪ Purl and plain are the two main stitches in knitting.

6.) not have a stitch on informal

to be wearing no clothes

7.) in stitches

laughing a lot in a uncontrollable way

have/keep sb in stitches

(=make someone laugh)

▪ Her jokes had us all in stitches.

8.) a stitch in time (saves nine)

spoken used to say that it is better to deal with problems early than to wait until they get worse

stitch ²

stitch² v [T]

to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth

▪ Mary is stitching a bedspread.

stitch sth onto/across sth

▪ The jersey has his name stitched across the back.

stitch together [stitch sth<=>together] phr v

1.) to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing

▪ In ten years, they have been able to stitch together a national network of banks.

2.) to get a deal or agreement arranged

stitch up [stitch sb/sth<=>up] phr v

1.) to put stitches in cloth or a wound in order to fasten parts of it together

▪ She stitched up the cut and left it to heal.

2.) to get a deal or agreement completed satisfactorily so that it cannot be changed

▪ The deal was stitched up in minutes.

3.) BrE informal to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them

4.) BrE informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime by providing false information

= ↑frame