sew up

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To seal by sewing.

(transitive, figuratively) To bring a matter to a full conclusion that deals with all outstanding issues or other concerns.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

monopolize suture cobble conclude patch accomplish bogart stitch shutter clinch patched mend wind up patching sew
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Antonyms

institute pierce create begin establish introduce
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Related terms

sew-ups

Examples

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval. Caroline Knapp

I was in a play directed by my father, and I was doing a fight scene, and the choreography went haywire, and I flew backward over a chair and ripped my thumb all the way to my wrist and had to have surgery to sew up all the tendons in there. Jeremy Piven

Men must sew up tears with gentleness. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sew on sew through sew together sew-in sew-ups sewability