sew
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
Example
“I sewed a button on.”
Other meanings
To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
Followed by : to enclose by sewing.
“to sew money into a bag”
Synonyms
- run up
- stitch
Word history
From Old English "siwian".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sew” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.