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| stitching | |
| 1. n. Stitches, collectively. |  |
| The stitching is coming undone on this shirt. | |
| stitch | |
| 1. n. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. | |
| 2. n. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style. | |
| cross stitch | |
| herringbone stitch | |
| 3. n. An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise. | |
| 4. n. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn | |
| drop a stitch | |
| take up a stitch | |
| 5. n. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style. | |
| 6. n. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle. | |
| 7. n. (by extension) Any space passed over; distance. | |
| 8. n. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle. | |
| a stitch in the side | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) A contortion, or twist. | |
| 10. n. (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress. | |
| to wet every stitch of clothes | |
| She didn't have a stitch on. | |
| 11. n. A furrow. | |
| 12. v. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches. | |
| to stitch a shirt bosom. | |
| 13. v. To sew, or unite or attach by stitches. | |
| to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet. | |
| 14. v. (intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework. | |
| 15. v. (agriculture) To form land into ridges. | |
| 16. v. To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds. | |
| 17. v. (computing, graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image. | |
| I can use this software to stitch together a panorama. | |
| 18. v. (more generally) To include, combine, or unite into a single whole. | |
