stitch

stitch is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɪt​͡ʃ/
• SAMPA: /stItS/
• enPR: stĭch
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Noun

Singular stitch

Plural stitches

Stitches of red thread in cloth.

1. (countable) A stitch is a little circle of thread, used to join cloth together.

   A stitch in time saves nine. (Fix a little hole in cloth with one stitch now, or the hole will be big and will need many stitches.)

Verb

Plain form stitch

Third-person singular stitches

Past tense stitched

Past participle stitched

Present participle stitching

1. If you stitch something, you make stitches in it.
2. If you stitch something, you sow it.