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stitch  (stitches plural & 3rd person present) (stitching present participle) (stitched past tense & past participle )
1  verb If you stitch cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration.  (=sew) 
Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together...  V n adv/prep 
We stitched incessantly.  V 
...those patient ladies who stitched the magnificent medieval tapestries.  V n 
2  n-count Stitches are the short pieces of thread that have been sewn in a piece of cloth. 
...a row of straight stitches...  
3  n-count In knitting and crochet, a stitch is a loop made by one turn of wool around a knitting needle or crochet hook. 
Her mother counted the stitches on her knitting needles...  
4  n-uncount If you sew or knit something in a particular stitch, you sew or knit in a way that produces a particular pattern. 
usu n N 
The design can be worked in cross stitch.  
5  verb When doctors stitch a wound, they use a special needle and thread to sew the skin together. 
Jill washed and stitched the wound.  V n 
  Stitch up means the same as  stitch., phrasal verb 
Dr Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds...  V P n (not pron) 
They've taken him off to hospital to stitch him up.  V n P 
6  n-count A stitch is a piece of thread that has been used to sew the skin of a wound together. 
He had six stitches in a head wound.  
7  n-sing A stitch is a sharp pain in your side, usually caused by running or laughing a lot. 
8 If you are in stitches, you cannot stop laughing. 
INFORMAL 
♦ in stitches  phrase PHR after v, v-link PHR 
Here's a book that will have you in stitches.  stitch up 
1  phrasal verb To stitch someone up means to trick them so that they are put in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where they are blamed for something they have not done. 
 (BRIT) 
INFORMAL 
(=frame, set up) 
He claimed that a police officer had threatened to stitch him up and send him to prison.  V n P, Also V P n (not pron) 
2  phrasal verb To stitch up an agreement, especially a complicated agreement between several people, means to arrange it. 
 (mainly BRIT) 
INFORMAL 
(=secure) 
Shiraz has stitched up major deals all over the world to boost sales.  V P n 
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