The meaning of Sew

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Attach your safety line to the bridge

verb

Pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.

Usage examples:

Slip herbs under the skin and baste the chicken constantly

verb

Tack with long, loose stitches in preparation for sewing.

Usage examples:

Baste the zip under the edges so that it is concealed

verb

Beat (someone) soundly; thrash.

Usage examples:

Go baste him one!

noun

A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.

Usage examples:

A clout round the ear

verb

Short for clout nail.

noun

Power and influence over other people or events

Usage examples:

The small firms banded together so they would have more clout in washington.

verb

Mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle.

Usage examples:

I don't expect you to darn my socks

noun

A place in a garment that has been darned.

Usage examples:

A sweater with darns in the elbows

adjective

Used to emphasize something, especially to express anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

He was a darn sight younger than jill

verb

Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.

Usage examples:

She embroidered a tablecloth

verb

To decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures sewn directly onto the material, or to create a pattern or picture in such a way

Usage examples:

Caroline sometimes embroiders the facts, so don’t believe every word she says.

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

noun

The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.

Usage examples:

The hem of her dress

verb

Turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).

Usage examples:

She began to hem a border

exclamation

Used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation.

Usage examples:

In truth i had slept about 3 hours and breakfast had been a pint of stella — ah hem.

verb

Repair (something that is broken or damaged).

Usage examples:

Workmen were mending faulty cabling

noun

A repair in a material.

Usage examples:

The mend was barely visible

noun

A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.

Usage examples:

The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows

verb

Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were neatly patched

noun

A small part of a surface that is different in some way from the area around it

Usage examples:

Watch for patches of ice on the road., we have a small vegetable patch (= area for growing vegetabl…

verb

Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.

Usage examples:

Faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician

noun

The action of repairing something.

Usage examples:

The truck was beyond repair

noun

Frequent or habitual visiting of a place.

Usage examples:

She exhorted repair to the church

noun

A line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article.

Usage examples:

He turned to the foreman and said, ‘the patterns of the side seams on these coats do not match.’

verb

Sew the seam of or join with a seam.

Usage examples:

Our stockings are seamed by hand

noun

A loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.

Usage examples:

There's the strong likelihood of my stitches sliding off my needles with every movement.

verb

Make, mend, or join (something) with stitches.

Usage examples:

Stitch a plain seam with right sides together

noun

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

Usage examples:

She sewed neat, firm stitches., a cut on his left ankle required six stitches., i got a stitch whil…

noun

A small, sharp broad-headed nail.

Usage examples:

Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

verb

Fasten or fix in place with tacks.

Usage examples:

He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard

noun

Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.

Usage examples:

New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.