stitch

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] one of the small lines of thread that you can see on a piece of fabric after it has been sewn; the action that produces this: Try to keep the stitches small and straight. 2 [C] one of the small circles of wool that you make around the needle when you are knitting: to drop a stitch (= to lose one that you have made) * The knitting should be 120 stitches wide. * to cast stitches on / off (= to add or remove them) 3 [C,U] (especially in compounds) a particular style of sewing or knitting that you use to make the pattern you want: chain stitch 4 [C] a short piece of thread, etc. that doctors use to sew the edges of a wound together: The cut needed eight stitches. * I had six stitches in my foot after the accident. * I'm having my stitches out today. 5 [C,usually sing.] a sudden pain in the side of your body, usually caused by running or laughing: Can we slow down? I've got a stitch. IDIOMS in stitches (informal) laughing a lot: The play had us in stitches. not have a stitch on