sew (redirected from sewed up)

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

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

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

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

sew up vt → ricucire;

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

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sew

v sew [səu]

to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?naaiيُخيطшия(se)šít, přišítsynähenράβωcoserõmblemaدوختنommellacoudreלִתפוֹרसीना, सिलाई करनाsašiti, zašiti(meg)varrmenjahitsaumacucire縫う...을 꿰매다(su)siūti[]šūt; piešūtjahitnaaiensyszyćcosera coase(при)шить(zo)šiť, prišiťšivatišitisyเย็บโดยใช้เข็ม(dikiş) dikmek縫制(補、合)，釘(扣子)шити, пришиватиدھاگے سے سلائی کرناmay, khâu缝制（补、合），钉（扣子）

n ˈsewer

She's a good sewer.naaldwerksterخائِط، خَيّاطшивачkrejčí, švadlenasyerder/die Näher(in)ράφτης, ράφτραcostureroõmblejaخياطviemäricouseur/-euseתוֹפֶרֶתदर्जीšvelja, šivačvarrónőpenjahitsaumari; saumakonacucitore, cucitrice縫う人재봉사siuvėjasšuvējs; šuvējatukang jahitnaaistersyer/syerskekrawiec, szwaczkacostureirocroitorшвеяkrajčír, -kašiviljašvaljasömmare, sömmerskaคนเย็บผ้าterzi裁縫швачка; кравецьدرزی یا درزنthợ may裁缝

n ˈsewing

1 the activity of sewing I was taught sewing at school.naaldwerkخِياطَهшиенеšitísyningdas Nähenραπτική, ράψιμοcosturaõmblemineخياطيompelucoutureתפירהसिलाईšivanjevarráspekerjaan menjahitsaumaskapurcucito裁縫바느질siuvimasšūšanamenjahithet naaiensøm, syingszyciecosturacroitorieшитьёšitiešivanješivenjesömnadการเย็บdikiş縫紉шиттяسلائیsự may vá缝纫

2 work to be sewn She picked up a pile of sewing.naaldwerkقِطَع للخِياطَهнеща за шиенеšitísytøjdie Näharbeitρούχα για ράψιμοcosturaõmblustööتمرين براي خياط شدنompeluscoutureתְּפִירָהसिलाई के कपड़ेšvelovarrásjahitansaumaskapurcucito縫物바느질감siuvinysšuveklisbarang jahitannaaiwerksytøyszyciecosturacusutшитьёšitiešivanjematerijal za šivenjesömnads-, handarbeteงานที่ต้องเย็บdikiş işi縫制物шиттяسلائی کا کامđang được may缝制物

n ˈsewing-machine

a machine for sewing. naaimasjienماكِنَة خِياطَهщевна машинаšicí strojsymaskinedie Nähmaschineραπτομηχανήmaquina de coserõmblusmasinچرخ خياطيompelukonemachine à coudreמְכוֹנַת תְּפִירָהसिलाई मशीनšivaći strojvarrógépmesin jahitsaumavélmacchina da cucireミシン재봉틀siuvimo mašinašujmašīnamesin jahitnaaimachinesymaskinmaszyna do szyciamáquina de costuramaşină de cusutшвейная машинаšijací strojšivalni strojmašina za šivenjesymaskinจักรเย็บผ้าdikiş makinası縫紉機швейна машинаسلائی مشینmáy khâu缝纫机

sew up

to fasten completely or mend by sewing. toenaaiيُخيط تماما، يُثَبِّتُ بالخِياطَهсъшивамzašítsy sammenzunähenράβωcoser, remendarkinni õmblemaدوخت و دوز كردنommella kiinnifermer par une coutureלִתפוֹרसिलाई कर ठीक कर देनाzašiti, sašitibevarrmenjahitsauma saman/fastcucire, rammendare縫い合わせる봉합하다susiūti, užsiūtisašūt; aizšūtmenjahitdichtnaaiensy igjenpozaszywać, pozszywaćcosturara prinde (un ochi la ciorap etc.)зашиватьzašiťzašitizašitisy ihopปิดโดยการเย็บ; ซ่อมdikmek縫紉機зашиватиسلائی کرنا یا مرمت کرناkhâu lại缝纫机

sewn up

completely settled or arranged The contract is all sewn up.gereëlمُرَتَّب، تام، كامِل، مُنَظَّمготовujednaný, zařízenýordnetperfektσυμφωνημένος με κάθε λεπτομέρεια, διευθετημένοςarreglar, acordarkorras, lahendatudراست و ريس كردنlyöty lukkoonarrangéסָגוּרकोई करार इत्यादि को अंतिम रूप देनाuspješno dovršitisikeresen befejeződöttdiselesaikanfrágenginnconclusoまとめる결말지어진išspręstas, sudarytasnokārtotssiap sepenuhnyavoor elkaaravtalt, i ordenzapięty na ostatni guzikfechadoaranjatулаженныйdohodnutýurejendogovorenuppgjord, ordnadจัดการอย่างสมบูรณ์sağlama bağlanmış縫合улагодженийسلا یا تیار کردہdàn xếp缝合

to sew (not sow ) a button on.