sew

sew  (s)

v. sewed, sewn (sn) or sewed, sew·ing, sews

v.tr.

1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: sew a dress; sew on a button.

2. To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching: sew an incision closed.

v.intr.

To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.

Phrasal Verb:

sew up Informal

1. To complete successfully: Our team has sewn up the championship.

2. To gain complete control of; monopolize.

3. To make sure of: campaign strategists who were trying to sew up the election results.

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[Middle English sewen, from Old English seowian; see sy- in Indo-European roots.]

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sewa·ble adj.

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sew

Verb

[sewing, sewed; sewn] or sewed

1. to join with thread repeatedly passed through with a needle

2. to attach, fasten, or close by sewing

See also sew up [Old English sēowan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sew - fasten by sewing; do needlework sew together, stitch, run up hem - fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt" resew - sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn" overcast - sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books" overcast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches backstitch - do backstitches pucker, tuck, gather - draw together into folds or puckers finedraw - sew together very finely fell - sew a seam by folding the edges baste, tack - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" hemstitch - sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve" retick, tick - sew; "tick a mattress" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" cast on - make the first row of stitches when knitting cast off - make the last row of stitches when knitting
	2.	sew - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" tailor-make, tailor fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" run up - make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt" quilt - create by stitching together

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sew

verb stitch, tack, seam, hem

Translations

sew [pt sewed, pp sewn] [səu, səud, səun] vt, vi → coser

sew up vt → coser

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sew [sewed , pt , sewn , pp ] [səu, səud, səun] vt, vi → coudre

sew up vt → (re)coudre;

it is all sewn up (fig) → c'est dans le sac or dans la poche

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sew [səu] [sewed , pt , sewn , pp ] vt, vi → nähen

sew up sew vt → (zusammen)nähen;

it is all sewn up sew (fig); es ist unter Dach und Fach

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sew [pt sewed, pp sewn] [səu, səud, səun] vt, vi → cucire

sew up vt → ricucire;

it is all sewn up (fig) → è tutto apposto