STITCH | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Stitch

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English stice ‘a puncture, stabbing pain’, of Germanic origin; related to German Stich ‘a sting, prick’, also to stick. The sense ‘loop’ (in sewing etc.) arose in Middle English

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: stɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

loop of thread or yarn resulting from single pass or movement of needle in sewing

Definition:

a sudden sharp pain in the side of the body, caused by strenuous exercise

Short Definition:

sudden sharp pain in side of body

Examples:
  • he was panting and had a stitch

Word: Stitch

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: stɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make, mend, or join (something) with stitches

Short Definition:

make, mend, or join something with stitches

Examples:
  • stitch a plain seam with right sides together
  • they stitched the cut on her face
  • hand-stitched dresses

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