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Definitions for Sew

[1] to join or attach by stitches.
[2] to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
[3] to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
[4] to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually followed by up ).
[5] to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
[6] sew up , Informal . to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively. Informal . to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully: They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started. to gain or be assured of: He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.
[7] to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up ).
[8] (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.
[9] the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
[10] to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement
[11] (tr; often foll by on or up) to attach, fasten, or close by sewing
[12] (tr) to make (a garment, etc) by sewing

Words related to Sew

fasten, tailor, stitch, embroider, bind, work, baste, tack, seam, piece

Words nearby Sew

sevier, sevier river, seville, seville orange, sevruga, sew, sew up, sewage, sewage farm, sewage gas, sewall

Origin of Sew

21505–15; < Middle French sewer, aphetic variant of essewer < Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, equivalent to Latin ex- ex-1 + aqu(a ) water + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from Sew

sew·a·ble , adjective, noun

Word origin for Sew

Old English sēowan; related to Old Norse sӯja, Gothic siujan, Old High German siuwen, Latin suere to sew, Sanskrit sīvjati he sews

Synonyms for Sew

embroider, fasten, stitch, tailor, baste, bind, piece, seam, tack, work