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stitch - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stitch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stitch [ v. i.]
- A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
- A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
- A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
- A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
- A contortion, or twist.
- Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
- A furrow.
- To practice stitching, or needlework.
2 . Stitch [ v. t.]
- To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
- To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
- To form land into ridges.

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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