whip·stitch (wĭp′stĭch′, hwĭp′-) tr.v. whip·stitched ,
whip·stitch·ing ,
whip·stitch·es To sew with overcast stitches, as in finishing a fabric edge or binding two pieces of fabric together.
n. A stitch made in this manner.
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whipstitch (ˈwɪpˌstɪtʃ ) n 1. (Knitting & Sewing) a sewing stitch passing over an edge
2. slang US an instant; moment
vb (Knitting & Sewing) (tr ) to sew (an edge) using whipstitch; overcast
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
whip•stitch (ˈʰwɪpˌstɪtʃ, ˈwɪp-) v.t. 1. to sew with stitches passing over an edge in joining, finishing, or gathering.
n. 2. one such stitch.
[1585–95]
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whipstitch Past participle: whipstitchedGerund: whipstitchingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative whipstitch whipstitch
Present I whipstitch you whipstitch he/she/it whipstitches we whipstitch you whipstitch they whipstitch
Preterite I whipstitched you whipstitched he/she/it whipstitched we whipstitched you whipstitched they whipstitched
Present Continuous I am whipstitching you are whipstitching he/she/it is whipstitching we are whipstitching you are whipstitching they are whipstitching
Present Perfect I have whipstitched you have whipstitched he/she/it has whipstitched we have whipstitched you have whipstitched they have whipstitched
Past Continuous I was whipstitching you were whipstitching he/she/it was whipstitching we were whipstitching you were whipstitching they were whipstitching
Past Perfect I had whipstitched you had whipstitched he/she/it had whipstitched we had whipstitched you had whipstitched they had whipstitched
Future I will whipstitch you will whipstitch he/she/it will whipstitch we will whipstitch you will whipstitch they will whipstitch
Future Perfect I will have whipstitched you will have whipstitched he/she/it will have whipstitched we will have whipstitched you will have whipstitched they will have whipstitched
Future Continuous I will be whipstitching you will be whipstitching he/she/it will be whipstitching we will be whipstitching you will be whipstitching they will be whipstitching
Present Perfect Continuous I have been whipstitching you have been whipstitching he/she/it has been whipstitching we have been whipstitching you have been whipstitching they have been whipstitching
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been whipstitching you will have been whipstitching he/she/it will have been whipstitching we will have been whipstitching you will have been whipstitching they will have been whipstitching
Past Perfect Continuous I had been whipstitching you had been whipstitching he/she/it had been whipstitching we had been whipstitching you had been whipstitching they had been whipstitching
Conditional I would whipstitch you would whipstitch he/she/it would whipstitch we would whipstitch you would whipstitch they would whipstitch
Past Conditional I would have whipstitched you would have whipstitched he/she/it would have whipstitched we would have whipstitched you would have whipstitched they would have whipstitched
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. whipstitch - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonallyovercasting ,
overcast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
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