stitch

Definition

  • noun: a piece of thread that is passed through a piece of material with a needle
  • noun: a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side
  • verb: to use a needle and thread to make or repair (something, such as a piece of clothing)
  • verb: to fasten, join, or close with or as if with 'stitches'
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: sew, distance, furrow

Examples

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

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

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

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Um, the boy told us. So you concur? Concur? Uh... I think we should take an X ray then stitch him up and put him in a walking cast. (moans) That's very good, Dr. Ashland. Very good. Well, you don't seem (..)
    2002 Catch Me If You Can
  • (..) I like your dress. Who made it for you? I made it myself. Really? Who-- who are you? I'm Myranda, the kennel master's daughter. May I? Oh, wonderful. The stitching. - Who taught you? - My mother. I'm sorry for what happened to her. Thank you. It's good that she taught you. It was a gift. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Kill the Boy Season: 5 Episode 5
  • (..) He moved to New Orleans where my father had the wisdom to make our own buttons. So, with his help, the tailor shop grew to this. And today, I can't sew a stitch. That's very, very interesting. You sure have done well for yourself. So... what can I do for you, Mr Button? (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button