stitch

[US]/stɪtʃ/
[UK]/stɪtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sewing technique or a single pass of the needle
vt. to fasten or join together by sewing
vi. to perform sewing or stitching

Phrases & Collocations

sew a stitch

stitching tool

loose stitch

stitch pattern

stitch length

cross stitch

in stitches

chain stitch

a stitch of

stitch on

plain stitch

edge stitch

Example Sentences

a slip stitch pattern.

a stitch in the side;

didn't do a stitch of work.

to stitch a button onto a shirt

a dress stitched with fandangles

put a few stitches in a shirt

He was in the garden without a stitch on.

stitched up the tear.

nymphs with come-hither looks and not a stitch on.

stitch a plain seam with right sides together.

they stitched the cut on her face.

The doctor will take the stitches out of the wound tomorrow.

When I grin, the stitches tauten.

The stitches worked loose.

A stitch in time saves nine.

The nurse cleansed the wound before stitching it.

Real-world Examples

The laceration in my scalp took twenty or thirty stitches.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

Jack was wounded in a fight and needed 10 stitches.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

That probably could use a stitch or two.

Source: Connection Magazine

The incident required her to have seven stitches.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Passepartout has got some stitches in his head.

Source: A bet.

A cut that rips its stitches wide open.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

I just should check the stitches. - I really am sorry.

Source: Friends Season 9

That tangy bowl of Cheerios was not worth the stitches.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

If you run a lot, you might get a stitch.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

The other way we get a stitch is by laughing.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

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