meaning of stitch

1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
2.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
3.
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
4.
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
5.
A contortion, or twist.
6.
Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
7.
A furrow.
8.
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
9.
To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
10.
To form land into ridges.
11.
To practice stitching, or needlework.
12.
sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric


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