sew
Meaning of sew
verb
- join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
she sewed the seams and hemmed the border
I don't even sew very well
Old English siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein .
Information about sew
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of sew is: sews.
- Languages in which sew is used:
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Hyphenation of sew
sew
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- sew is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
sew synonyms
Meaning run up:
Meaning tailor:
Meaning decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread:
Meaning sew the seam of or join with a seam:
Meaning turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth):
Meaning fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches:
Meaning pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist:
Meaning join or fasten (something) to something else:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle:
Meaning repair (something that is broken or damaged):
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch:
Meaning hit (someone or something) hard:
sew antonyms
Meaning undo the sewing of:
Meaning take (something) away or off from the position occupied:
Meaning tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Translation of sew
Anagrams of sew
Words that rhyme with sew
handsew, besew, resew, ensew, heronsew, hernsew, unsew, Arthrosew, oversew, poursew, pursew
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