Stitch | Mean of stitch in English Dictionary

/ˈstɪtʃ/

• Noun
• a piece of thread that is passed through a piece of material with a needle
1. the stitches on a baseball
2. She pulled out the stitches.
• a special piece of thread that is used to hold a large cut or wound closed
1. His cut required six stitches.
2. She gets her stitches removed tomorrow.
• a single loop of thread or yarn that is wrapped around a tool (such as a knitting needle) and is linked to other loops to make fabric
1. After knitting another row she realized she had dropped a stitch. [=let a loop fall off a knitting needle]

• a particular type or style of stitch used in sewing, knitting, crocheting, etc.
1. The book teaches a variety of stitches.
2. a scarf worked in knit/purl stitch
• a sudden sharp pain in your side
1. I've got a stitch (in my side).
• laughing very hard
1. His jokes had us all in stitches.
• Verb
• to use a needle and thread to make or repair (something, such as a piece of clothing)
1. He stitched a patch onto his coat.
• to make (something, such as a design) out of stitches
1. Her initials were stitched on the pillowcase.
2. He stitched a design along the border of the tablecloth.
• to make (something) out of many different things
1. I stitched together a novel from several stories I had written earlier.
• to use a needle and thread to close a large cut or wound on someone
1. The doctor stitched him up. = The doctor stitched up his wound.
• to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime
1. They stitched him up for murder.
• to do the final things that are needed to complete (something) in a successful way
1. The mayor stitched up a deal with the union.
2. We thought that we had the game stitched up. [=sewn up; we thought we were definitely going to win the game]