sew
1. fasten by sewing;
do needlework (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
run up, sew together, stitch
• Derivationally related forms:
stitch (for: stitch), stitcher (for: stitch), stitching (for: stitch), stitchery (for: stitch), sewer, sewing
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Hyponyms:
hem, resew, overcast, backstitch, gather,
pucker, tuck, finedraw, fell, baste, tack,
hemstitch, tick, retick, cast on, cast off
• Entailment:
join, conjoin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. create (clothes) with cloth
- Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?
• Syn:
tailor, tailor-make
• Derivationally related forms:
tailor (for: tailor), tailoring (for: tailor), sewer, sewing
• Hypernyms:
fashion, forge
• Hyponyms:
run up, quilt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- They sew the cape
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