stitch
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/stɪtʃ/
🇬🇧
/stɪtʃ/
noun
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A single loop of thread made when sewing.
Add one more stitch to make the seam stronger.
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A single loop of yarn in knitting.
Count each stitch carefully as you knit.
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A way of sewing or knitting that creates a pattern.
Learn the basic stitch before trying complex patterns.
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Medical thread used to close a wound.
The doctor removed the last stitch today.
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A sharp pain in your side from running or laughing.
I had to stop running because of a painful stitch.
verb
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To sew with a needle and thread.
She will stitch the button back on your shirt.
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To close a wound with medical thread.
The nurse will stitch the cut on your arm.
translation
A single loop of thread made when sewing.; A single loop of yarn in knitting.; A way of sewing or knitting that creates a pattern.; Medical thread used to close a wound.; A sharp pain in your side from running or laughing.
To sew with a needle and thread.; To close a wound with medical thread.
Word Forms
Plural
stitches
Progressive
stitching
Past
stitched
Perfect
stitched
3rd Present
stitches