sew

Definition

Examples

The workers sew hundreds of shirts every day at the garment factory.

Word Family

Synonyms

• stitcha link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
• mendsewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
• tailorto adapt or make something suited to a particular person or purpose

Collocations

• Easy sew a button on
  to sew a button on, meaning to fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Medium sew fabric samples for textile testing
  to sew fabric samples for textile testing, meaning to fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Hard sew garments meeting international export specifications
  to sew garments meeting international export specifications, meaning to fasten by sewing; do needlework
• Very Hard have the entire market sewn up completely
  to possess, experience, or hold regarding the entire market sewn up completely