stitch

Meaning

Noun

1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
2. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
3. An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
4. A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
5. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
6. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
7. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
8. A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
9. Any space passed over; distance.
10. (obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
11. (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or clothing.
12. (obsolete) A furrow.
13. The space between two double furrows.

Verb

1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
2. To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
3. To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
4. To form land into ridges.
5. To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
6. To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
7. To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
8. To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.

Synonyms

sew

seam

suture

embroider

quilt

mend

prick

stab

sting

mesh

sew together

baste

stabbing pain

stick

pang

bite

tack

pierce

twinge

loop

➿

pain

weave

pick

⛏️

eyelet

needle

prickle

puncture

tack together

staple

bind

tingle

pique

run up

tie

trick

work

herringbone stitch

sharp pain

sudden pain

spasm of pain

griping pain

weight

sew up together

blanket stitch

surgical stitching

basting

bit

brooch

buttonhole

catch

clasp

colic

convulsions

crochet

darn

grip

heddle

hold

hole

🕳️

jab

join

knit

link

🔗

neuralgia

patch

pin

pin down

pole

pricking

repair

shot

spasm

stinging

stitches

stitching

thread

🧵

thrust

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɪt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stiche

Inherited from Old English: stiċe

Cognate with Dutch: steek

Cognate with German: Stich

Cognate with Old English: stician

Inherited from Middle English: sticchen

Inherited from Old English: *stiċċan

In summary

From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”).
Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick.