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- DictionaryStitch/stiCH/
noun
- 1. a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.
- 2. a sudden sharp pain in the side of the body, caused by strenuous exercise: "she ran with a stitch in her side"
verb
- 1. make, mend, or join (something) with stitches: "stitch a plain seam with right sides together"
a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this: She sewed neat, firm stitches. A stitch is also a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh: A cut on his left ankle required six stitches.
1. : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side. 2. a. : one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing. b. : a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one stitch. 3. : a least bit especially of clothing.
a piece of thread sewn in cloth, or the single movement of a needle and thread into and out of the cloth that produces this: She sewed neat, firm stitches. A stitch is also a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh: A cut on his left ankle required six stitches.
a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing: to remove every stitch of clothes. the least bit of anything: He wouldn't do a stitch of work. a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the intercostal muscles: a stitch in the side.
A stitch is a piece of thread that has been used to sew the skin of a wound together. He had six stitches in a head wound.
When a needle pulls thread through fabric and into a loop, that's a stitch. Every quilt, no matter how elaborate, starts with a single stitch. You can stitch a design on a pillow, or stitch up a hole in your jeans using stitches.
stitch. [countable] one of the small lines of thread that you can see on a piece of cloth after it has been sewn; the action that produces this. Try to keep the stitches small and straight. Put a stitch in the corner of the pocket to keep it in place.
STITCH meaning: 1 : a piece of thread that is passed through a piece of material with a needle; 2 : a special piece of thread that is used to hold a large cut or wound closed
a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing: to remove every stitch of clothes. the least bit of anything: He wouldn't do a stitch of work. a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the intercostal muscles: a stitch in the side.
Clothing one complete movement of the needle or other implement used in knitting, crocheting, netting, tatting, etc. Clothing the portion of work produced. Clothing a thread, bit, or piece of any fabric or of clothing: to remove every stitch of clothes. the least bit of anything: He wouldn't do a stitch of work.
