Stitch

/stɪt͡ʃ/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
2. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
3. (countable and uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
4. A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
5. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
6. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
7. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
8. A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.

Example Sentences

cross stitch

herringbone stitch

I've got a stitch. I'm going to have to stop and rest.

After about fifteen minutes I got terrible stitch.

a stitch in the side

Violent continuous stitch in the region of the heart, the stitches multiplied when arresting the breathing. […] Feeling of heaviness in the muscles of the neck; he is obliged to bend his neck backwards. Cramp-like pain in right muscles of the neck, terminating in a stitch; the pain went off after motion and returned afterwards. […] Dull stitches in the region of the haunch-bones; pressure on the parts causes a simple pain. […] Drawing stitch in the right thigh, not perceptible when standing or ascending an elevation.

He was the next day taken with an oppreſſion, and as it ſeemed with a cold and with ſtitches, which was indeed a pluriſy.

A sharp stitch in the left side of the head, on sitting down […] A sharp stitch in the upper part of the right side of the head, […]

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• stitches
• stich
• stitching
• stitched

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