stitch
/stɪt͡ʃ/ verb C2- 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.
- To sew, or unite or attach by stitches. · to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
- To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
- To form land into ridges.
- To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
- To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
- To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image by putting them side by side and smoothing the edges. · I can use this software to stitch together a panorama.
- To incorporate (an existing video) into a new one, resulting in a collaborative clip that shows the two videos in a sequence.
He/she/it stitches · Past stitched · Past participle stitched · -ing form stitching
Verb forms
- Base form
- stitch
- He/she/it
- stitches
- Past
- stitched
- Past participle
- stitched
- -ing form
- stitching
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Stitching tucks and mending tears,
They had made a beautiful nest by pulling two big leaves together and stitching them up the edges with fibers, and had filled the hollow with cotton and downy fluff.
Diana showed me a new fancy crochet stitch her aunt over at Carmody taught her.
This oath was no longer a vain menace; for the fastest sailor in the Mediterranean would have been unable to overtake the little tartan, that with every stitch of canvas set was flying before the wind to Leghorn.
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