sew

Speech parts

1. sew - Noun

2. sew - Verb

Meaning

Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.

To follow; to pursue; to sue.

To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.

To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stitch tailor tailor-make sew together braid tat cobble suture correct join chain restore connect repair tie
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Antonyms

cleave separate scythe tear clip slash
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Hypernyms

fashion secure fix forge fasten

Hyponyms

fell gather quilt tack tick overcast

Phrases with the word

sew on sew down

Derivatives

sewed sewn sewing

Examples

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. Charles Simic

I think, writing-wise, I am probably more of a quilter than a weaver because I just get a little scrap here and a little scrap there and sew them together. Rich Mullins

Hey, does your mother sew? BOOM! Get her to sew that. Patrick Stump

You cannot sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth. Russian Proverb

If the lion's skill will not do, we must sew on that of the fox. Latin Proverb

Men must sew up tears with gentleness. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sevum benzoinatum sevum preparatum Sevy sew buttons sew buttons on your underwear sew down