sew up
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sew
(sō)v. sewed, sewn (sōn) 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.
Phrasal Verb: To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
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.
sew′a·ble adj.
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sew up
vb (tr, adverb)
1. (Knitting & Sewing) to fasten or mend completely by sewing
2. US to acquire sole use or control of
3. informal to complete or negotiate successfully: to sew up a deal.
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Translations
يُخيط تماما، يُثَبِّتُ بالخِياطَهيُخَيِّطُ
sešítzašít
sy sammen
ommella kiinni
sašiti
bevarr
sauma saman/fast
縫い合わせる
완전히 꿰매어 버리다
zašiť
sy till
ซ่อมแซมโดยการเย็บ
khâu lại
w>sew up
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sew
(səu) – past tense sewed ; past participle sewn – verb to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle. She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?
ˈsewer nounShe's a good sewer.
ˈsewing noun1. the activity of sewing. I was taught sewing at school.
2. work to be sewn. She picked up a pile of sewing.
ˈsewing-machine noun a machine for sewing.
sew up to fasten completely or mend by sewing.
sewn up completely settled or arranged. The contract is all sewn up.
to sew (not sow) a button on.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sew up
→ يُخَيِّطُ sešít sy sammen zunähen συρράπτω coser, suturar ommella kiinni recoudre sašiti ricucire 縫い合わせる 완전히 꿰매어 버리다 dichtnaaien sy opp zaszyć remendar сшивать sy till ซ่อมแซมโดยการเย็บ dikmek khâu lại 缝合Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009