or sewed(
1 to use a needle and thread to make stitches in fabric:
[V] My mother taught me how to sew. * to sew by hand / machine * [VN] to sew a seam / hem
2 [VN] ~ sth )on( to make, repair or attach sth using a needle and thread:
She sews all her own clothes. * Can you sew a button on for me? * Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on.
PHRASALVERBS
sew sth<->up
1 to join or repair sth by sewing:
to sew up a seam
2 [oftenpassive] )informal( to arrange sth in a satisfactory way:
It didn't take me long to sew up the deal. * They think they have the election sewn up )= they think they are definitely going to win(.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for sew is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does sew appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — sew appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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