DEFINITIONnoun1 a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.• a loop of thread used to join the edges of a wound or surgical incision: he had to have sixteen stitches to his head.• [ usu. with modifier ] a method of sewing, knitting, or crocheting producing a particular pattern or design: basic embroidery stitches.• [ in sing., usu. with negative ] informal the smallest item of clothing: nymphs with come-hither looks and not a stitch on.2 a sudden sharp pain in the side of the body, caused by strenuous exercise: he was panting and had a stitch.
verb [ with obj. ]1 make, mend, or join (something) with stitches: stitch a plain seam with right sides together | they stitched the cut on her face | (as adj. in combination-stitched) : hand-stitched dresses.2 (stitch someone up) Brit. informal manipulate a situation so that someone is placed at a disadvantage or wrongly blamed for something: he was stitched up by outsiders and ousted as chairman.• (stitch something up) arrange or secure a deal or agreement to one's advantage: the company has stitched up major deals all over the world to boost sales.
PHRASES
in stitches informal laughing uncontrollably: his droll self-mockery had us in stitches .a stitch in time saves nine proverb if you sort out a problem immediately it may save extra work later.
DERIVATIVES
stitcher noun,stitchery noun,stitchless adjective
ORIGINOld English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to stick2. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English.
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