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Definitions of 'stitch'
Wordnet
1. (noun) stitch
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
2. (verb) stitch
a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
3. (verb) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
fasten by sewing; do needlework
Definitions of 'stitch'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (verb) stitch
a single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made
2. (verb) stitch
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
3. (verb) 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
4. (verb) stitch
a local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side
5. (verb) stitch
a contortion, or twist
6. (verb) stitch
any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes
7. (verb) stitch
a furrow
8. (verb) stitch
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
9. (verb) stitch
to sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet
10. (verb) stitch
to form land into ridges
11. (verb) stitch
to practice stitching, or needlework
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