sew up

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.

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 syū- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

zunähen

συρράπτω

cosersuturar

ommella kiinni

recoudre

sašiti

bevarr

sauma saman/fast

rammendarericucire

縫い合わせる

완전히 꿰매어 버리다

dichtnaaien

sy igjensy opp

zaszyć

remendar

сшивать

zašiť

sy till

ซ่อมแซมโดยการเย็บ

dikmek

khâu lại

缝合

w>sew up

vt sep

(lit) → nähen (also Med); opening → zunähen; to sew something up in something → etw in etw (acc) → einnähen

(fig) → unter Dach und Fach bringen; it’s all sewn up → es ist unter Dach und Fach; we’ve got the game all sewn up → das Spiel ist gelaufen (inf)

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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? naai يُخيط шия costurar (se)šít, přišít nähen sy ράβωcoser õmblema دوختن ommella coudre לִתפוֹר सीना, सिलाई करना sašiti, zašiti (meg)varr menjahit sauma cucire 縫う 바느질하다 (su)siūti []šūt; piešūt jahit naaiensyszyć ګنډل، بخۍ وهل، بخۍ كول، ټك وهل coser a coase шить (zo)šiť, prišiť šivati šiti sy เย็บโดยใช้เข็ม dikmek 縫合，縫上 шити, пришивати دھاگے سے سلائی کرنا may, khâu 缝（制、补、合）

ˈsewer noun

She's a good sewer. naaldwerkster خائِط، خَيّاط шивач costureiro krejčí, švadlena der/die Näher(in) syer ράφτης, ράφτρα costurero õmbleja خياط ompelija couseur/-euse תוֹפֶרֶת दर्जी švelja, šivač varrónő penjahit saumari; saumakona cucitore, cucitrice 縫う人 재봉사 siuvėjas šuvējs; šuvēja tukang jahit naaister syer/syerske krawiec, szwaczka ګنډونكى costureiro croitor швея krajčír, -ka šivilja švalja sömmare, sömmerska คนเย็บผ้า terzi 裁縫師 швачка; кравець درزی یا درزن thợ may 裁缝

ˈsewing noun

1. the activity of sewing. I was taught sewing at school. naaldwerk خِياطَه шиене costura šití das Nähen syning ραπτική, ράψιμοcostura õmblemine خياطي ompelu coutureתפירה सिलाई šivanje varrás pekerjaan menjahit saumaskapur cucito 裁縫 바느질 siuvimas šūšana menjahit het naaien søm, syingszycie ګنډنه (خياطي): دګنډلو كالي costura croitorie шитьё šitie šivanje šivenje sömnad การเย็บ dikiş 縫紉 шиття سلائی sự may vá 缝纫

2. work to be sewn. She picked up a pile of sewing. naaldwerk قِطَع للخِياطَه неща за шиене costura šití die Näharbeit sytøj ρούχα για ράψιμο costura õmblustöö تمرين براي خياط شدن ompelutyö coutureתפירה सिलाई के कपड़े švelo varrás jahitan saumaskapur cucito 縫物 바느질감 siuvinys šuveklis barang jahitan naaiwerksytøyszycie تمرين د ګڼډونكي كيدلو دپاره costura cusut шитьё šitie šivanje materijal za šivenje sömnads-, handarbete งานที่ต้องเย็บ dikiş işi 待縫物 шиття سلائی کا کام đang được may 缝制物

ˈsewing-machine noun

a machine for sewing. naaimasjien ماكِنَة خِياطَه щевна машина máquina de costura šicí stroj die Nähmaschine symaskine ραπτομηχανή maquina de coser õmblusmasin چرخ خياطي ompelukone machine à coudre מְכוֹנַת תְּפִירָה सिलाई मशीन šivaći stroj varrógép mesin jahit saumavél macchina da cucire ミシン 재봉틀 siuvimo mašina šujmašīna mesin jahit naaimachinesymaskinmaszyna do szycia د خیاطی ماشین máquina de costura maşină de cusut швейная машина šijací stroj šivalni stroj mašina za šivenje symaskin จักรเย็บผ้า dikiş makinası 縫紉機 швейна машина سلائی مشین máy khâu 缝纫机

sew up

to fasten completely or mend by sewing. toenaai يُخيط تماما، يُثَبِّتُ بالخِياطَه съшивам costurar zašít zunähen sy sammen ράβωcoser, remendar kinni õmblema دوخت و دوز كردن ommella umpeen fermer par une couture לִתפוֹר सिलाई कर ठीक कर देना zašiti, sašiti bevarr menjahit sauma saman/fast cucire, rammendare 縫い合わせる 봉합하다 susiūti, užsiūti sašūt; aizšūt menjahit dichtnaaiensy igjen pozaszywać, pozszywać ګنډونكى، خياط ګنډل ، ګنډل ، جوړول، برابرول costurar a prinde (un ochi la ciorap etc.) зашивать zašiť zašiti zašiti sy ihop ปิดโดยการเย็บ; ซ่อม dikmek 縫合，縫補 зашивати سلائی کرنا یا مرمت کرنا khâu lại 缝合

sewn up

completely settled or arranged. The contract is all sewn up. gereël مُرَتَّب، تام، كامِل، مُنَظَّم готов fechado ujednaný, zařízený perfekt ordnet συμφωνημένος με κάθε λεπτομέρεια, διευθετημένος arreglar, acordar korras, lahendatud راست و ريس كردن lukkoon lyöty arrangéסגור कोई करार इत्यादि को अंतिम रूप देना uspješno dovršiti sikeresen befejeződött diselesaikan frágenginn concluso まとめる 완전히 마무리된 išspręstas, sudarytas nokārtots siap sepenuhnya voor elkaar avtalt, i orden zapięty na ostatni guzik جوړول fechado aranjat улаженный dohodnutý urejen dogovoren uppgjord, ordnad จัดการอย่างสมบูรณ์ sağlama bağlanmış 完全解決或安排好 улагоджений سلا یا تیار کردہ dàn xếp 完全解决或安排好

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to sew (not sow) a button on.

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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

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