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Meaning of 'sew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sew [ n.]
- Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.
2 . Sew [ v. i.]
- To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
3 . Sew [ v. t.]
- To follow; to pursue; to sue.
- To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.
- To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.
- To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.
- To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

Meaning of 'sew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sew [ v]
Meaning (1):
- create (clothes) with cloth
Example in sentence:
  • Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?

Nearby Words:

sewage sewe sewed sewel sewellel sewen sewer sewerage sewin sewing

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