stitch
stitch1 /stɪtʃ/ 
noun
2. FOR WOUND [countable] a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together:
He had to have ten stitches in his head.
3. PAIN [countable usually singular] a sharp pain in the side of your body, which you can get by running or laughing a lot
4. WITH WOOL [countable] 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 [uncountable and countable] 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 an uncontrollable way
have/keep somebody 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
stitch2 verb [transitive]
to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth:
Mary is stitching a bedspread.
stitch something onto/across something
The jersey has his name stitched across the back.
stitch something ↔ together phrasal verb American English
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 somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
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. British English informal to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them
4. British English informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime by providing false information
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: stice 'prick'
1. SEWING [countable] 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 clothOrigin: stice 'prick'
2. FOR WOUND [countable] a piece of special thread which has been used to sew the edges of a wound together:
3. PAIN [countable usually singular] a sharp pain in the side of your body, which you can get by running or laughing a lot
4. WITH WOOL [countable] 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 [uncountable and countable] a particular way of sewing or knitting that makes a particular pattern:
6. not have a stitch on informal to be wearing no clothes
7. in stitches laughing a lot in an uncontrollable way
have/keep somebody in stitches (=make someone laugh)
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
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verb [transitive]to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth:
stitch something onto/across something
stitch something ↔ together phrasal verb American English
1. to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing:
2. to get a deal or agreement arranged
stitch somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to put stitches in cloth or a wound in order to fasten parts of it together:
2. to get a deal or agreement completed satisfactorily so that it cannot be changed:
3. British English informal to deceive someone, especially in order to gain money from them
4. British English informal to make someone seem guilty of a crime by providing false information
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