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/ˈsəʊ̯/ · verb
(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together..
Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
She [Kate Spade] took the label, which originally had been on the inside of the bag, and sewed it to the outside.
to sew money into a bag
Now geld with the gelder the ram and the bul, / sew ponds, amend dammes, and sel webster thy wul
[…] accommodated a sluce to clense and sew the Pond, with a grate of wood to let out the wast, as in other stews and Vivaries.
If the Bank of a Pond sews, it will preserve the Fish in Frost; the Reason, as I imagine, is, because where the Water sews out, the Air will bubble in, which relieves the Fish; or perhaps it might put the Water into some Degree of Motion.
The upward reaction of the keel blocks may be considered as a negative weight in a moment calculation, producing a decrease in the ship's stability, and it is most important that the vessel remains stable until she takes the blocks along the full length of her keel, i.e. when she is sewed, for until this moment the side shores cannot be successfully rigged.
A ship resting upon the ground, where the water has fallen, so as to afford no hope of floating until lightened, or the return tide floats her, is said to be sewed, by as much as the difference between the surface of the water, and the ship's floating-mark.
Use sew when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sew means (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together..
Common synonyms include stitch, tailor, run up, tailor-make.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
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