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noun

plural stitches

[count] :a piece of thread that is passed through a piece of material with a needle

She pulled out the stitches. - see also cross-stitch

[count] medical :a special piece of thread that is used to hold a large cut or wound closed

[count] :a single loop of thread or yarn that is wrapped around a tool (such as a knitting needle) and is linked to other loops to make fabric

After knitting another row she realized she had dropped a stitch. [=let a loop fall off a knitting needle]

a particular type or style of stitch used in sewing, knitting, crocheting, etc. [count]

The book teaches a variety of stitches. [noncount]

a scarf worked in knit/purl stitch

[count] :a sudden sharp pain in your side - usually singular

I've got a stitch (in my side).

a stitch

informal

If you are not wearing a stitch, do not have a stitch on, etc., you are naked.

She wasn't wearing a stitch (of clothes/clothing).

a stitch in time (saves nine)

The phrase a stitch in time (saves nine) means that it is better to fix a problem when it is small than to wait and let it become a bigger problem.

in stitches

informal :laughing very hard

His jokes had us all in stitches.

verb

stitches; stitched; stitching

[+ obj] to use a needle and thread to make or repair (something, such as a piece of clothing) :to join (something, such as a piece of fabric or a button) to something else with stitches :sew

He stitched a patch onto his coat.

to make (something, such as a design) out of stitches

Her initials were stitched on the pillowcase.

He stitched a design along the border of the tablecloth.

stitch together

[phrasal verb]

stitch (something) together or stitch together (something) :to make (something) out of many different things

I stitched together a novel from several stories I had written earlier.

stitch up

[phrasal verb]

stitch (someone or something) up or stitch up (someone or something) :to use a needle and thread to close a large cut or wound on someone

The doctor stitched him up. = The doctor stitched up his wound.

stitch (someone) up or stitch up (someone) Brit informal :to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime :frame

They stitched him up for murder.

stitch (something) up or stitch up (something) Brit informal :to do the final things that are needed to complete (something) in a successful way :to finish or do (something) successfully

The mayor stitched up a deal with the union.

We thought that we had the game stitched up. [=sewn up; we thought we were definitely going to win the game]

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