stitch Значение & определение

Значение на stitch на български

• 0 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:

  • Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches.

  • He cast on/off a stitch (= added/removed a length of thread from the needle).

  • I've dropped a stitch (= lost a length of thread from the needle).

  • a pearl/satin stitch

  • The bedspread was embroidered with cross-stitch.

  • Her head wounds needed 50 stitches.

  • He got hit with a broken bottle and needed five stitches in his cheek.

  • I don't have a stitch to wear (= I do not have anything suitable to wear) for this party tonight.

  • She ran down the hall to the bathroom without a stitch on (= naked).

• 1 a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest, often caused by not breathing enough when running or laughing:

  • I got a stitch after running for the bus.

• 2 to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

  • This button needs to be stitched back onto my shirt.

  • Stitch the pieces together along the fold.

  • I must discard these old shirts and stitch some before next summer.

• 3 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:

  • She sewed neat, firm stitches.

  • A cut on his left ankle required six stitches.

• 4 a sharp pain in the side of your stomach or chest:

  • I got a stitch while I was running.

• 5 to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing:

  • His name is stitched onto the back of his boxing trunks.

  • [ M ] The operation started at 8 a.m., and Bobby was stitched up by midafternoon.