Definition for Sew:

• s[= o], v.t. to join or fasten together with a needle and thread.-- v.i. to practise sewing.-- ns. SEW'ER; SEW'ING; SEW'ING-COTT'ON, cotton thread for sewing; SEW'ING-MACHINE', a machine for sewing and stitching upon cloth, leather, & c., operated by any power.-- SEW UP ONE'S STOCKING, to put one to silence.-- BE SEWED, or SEWED UP, to be stranded, of a ship: ( coll.) to be brought to a stand-still, to be ruined: to be tipsy. [ A.S. síwian, séowian; Old High Ger. siwan, Goth. siujan.]

Synonyms for Sew:

• n.

  •
  • turn up,
  • pin up,
  • take in,
  • alter.
  •
  • do up,
  • overhaul,
  • fix,
  • heel,
  • fix up,
  • maintain,
  • heal.
  •run-up (noun)
  • run-up.
  •sew (noun)
  • tailor-make.
  •stitch (noun)
  • work with needle and thread.

• v.

  •contact (verb)
  • run up,
  • sew,
  • sew together.
  •fasten (verb)
  • couple,
  • bracket,
  • hitch,
  • plait,
  • knot,
  • stay,
  • fasten,
  • lace,
  • splice,
  • lash,
  • paste,
  • string,
  • chain,
  • glue,
  • strap,
  • braid,
  • fuse,
  • weld,
  • link,
  • cement,
  • connect,
  • buckle,
  • tie,
  • hinge,
  • clinch,
  • zip,
  • tether.
  •patch (verb)
  • re tread,
  • re treads,
  • re-tread,
  • re-treading,
  • re treading,
  • re-treads.
  •prepare fabric for clothing, covering (verb)
  • baste,
  • work,
  • bind,
  • seam,
  • embroider,
  • tailor,
  • piece.
  •repair (verb)
  • gave face-lift,
  • de-bugged,
  • re paired,
  • gives face lift,
  • de bugs,
  • giving a face-lift,
  • give face-lift,
  • gives a facelift,
  • re pairs,
  • re-freshes,
  • de-bugs,
  • de-bugging,
  • re freshes,
  • gives face-lift,
  • makes good,
  • de bugged,
  • makes for,
  • giving face-lift,
  • puts order,
  • gave facelift,
  • makes up for,
  • re-fresh,
  • re-pairs,
  • giving face lift,
  • putting right,
  • de-bug,
  • put order,
  • gives a face lift,
  • re-paired,
  • giving facelift,
  • compensates for,
  • giving a facelift,
  • gave a face-lift,
  • de bug,
  • gave a face lift,
  • give face lift,
  • re pairing,
  • re pair,
  • putting order,
  • give a facelift,
  • de bugging,
  • re-pairing,
  • gives facelift,
  • gave face lift,
  • giving a face lift,
  • re-pair,
  • give a face lift,
  • putting back together,
  • gave a facelift,
  • gives a face-lift.
  •sew (verb)
  • backstitch,
  • quilt,
  • cross-stitch,
  • buttonhole,
  • chain stitch.
  •weave (verb)
  • inter linking,
  • intro duces,
  • intro duce,
  • moves in and out,
  • inter links,
  • in-corporates,
  • criss crossing,
  • inter folded,
  • inter-twining,
  • moved in and out,
  • inter folding,
  • inter fold,
  • complecting,
  • moved and out,
  • intro-duce,
  • in corporates,
  • criss cross,
  • twist turn,
  • in-corporate,
  • criss-crossing,
  • whipped through,
  • moving and out,
  • inter twines,
  • inter-linking,
  • whips through,
  • interfolding,
  • move and out,
  • inter-fold,
  • inter-links,
  • complects,
  • pieces together,
  • criss crossed,
  • moved in out,
  • inter link,
  • criss-crossed,
  • inter twine,
  • twisted and turn,
  • twisting and turn,
  • intro-duces,
  • criss-crosses,
  • moving out,
  • moving in and out,
  • twists turn,
  • inter twining,
  • inter-folded,
  • moving in out,
  • twisting turn,
  • inter-linked,
  • whipping through,
  • inter linked,
  • moves in out,
  • inter-folding,
  • in corporate,
  • inter-link,
  • inter-twine,
  • move in out,
  • inter-twines,
  • inter-folds,
  • moves and out,
  • criss crosses,
  • inter folds,
  • twists and turn,
  • whipt through,
  • twisted turn,
  • moves out,
  • interfolds.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pleat,
  • unpick,
  • tuck,
  • let out.
  •
  • let down,
  • take up,
  • make up,
  • darn.
  •
  • gather,
  • machine.
  •
  • line.
  •attach
  • tack.

Paraphrases for Sew:

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    stitch, suture.

Antonyms for Sew:

• v.

  • prepare fabric for clothing, covering
    separate, unfasten, tear, rip.
  • Other antonyms:
    Unsew.

Sew Sentence Examples:

• I see to the house at home almost entirely; mother and Esther are so much engaged in sewing, that they are glad enough to leave it in my hands, and I'd much rather do that than sew.

• She has only come to sew my dress for me.

Homophones for Sew:

• sheikh, sc, sousa, swig, sigh, soy, scow, 1750s, sow, sheesha, squeegee, sick joke, squeeze, shew, sissyish, saek, shoo, shaw, sussex, 1930s, sacagawea, scouse, shack, sec, saiga, shoes, sassy, sax, 1790s, schizaeaceae, sequoyah, shoji, shiksa, seek, so, 1860s, sess, syzygy, show, sea, sus, sizz, Swaggie, seesaw, sough, soh, Skaw, size, seiche, 1970s, segway, sway, sequoia, shwa, skeg, se, showy, shoe, such, swosh, shay, schuss, saki, sos, sac, shook, sickish, squash, siege, succus, sea ash, squeak, sw, skyhook, sock, she-oak, squasy, shua, sugi, shia, sex, sacco, success, sic, squaw, suisse, 1920s, sag, sagacious, schizaea, showcase, souk, scsi, seaway, saucy, shuck, shikoku, sequoya, sago, 1530s, sushi, sis, 1820s, saga, swiz, say, say-so, 1990s, si, see, suck, souse, so-so, sake, sigeh, 1840s, Skag, sage, 1890s, sash, swishy, sewage, 1950s, ssw, sacque, saw, sika, shaggy, soho, 1850s, squawky, shah, SAS, S, swash, sass, squeaky, sea cow, sissy, squishy, shucks, SSS, sheikha, sauce, succos, skyway, shikse, 1900s, Swiss Cheese, soya, scag, saxe, sissu, 1830s, Sousse, shock, swazi, sausage, 1960s, shoo away, sue, sse, soakage, swiss, squish, soy sauce, ss, sukiyaki, swag, sack, 1870s, socage, seasick, SSA, 1980s, swoosh, sauk, 1880s, squawk, skagway, TSO, Susa, shako, scoke, 1940s, 1770s, shag, skew, sky, sheika, sou, seize, sa, sick, SG, shiah, 1760s, swish, Susah, segue, sky-high, Seiji Ozawa, shuha, skua, schweiz, sioux, shaky, suez, soja, soak, shisha, schwa, skyjack, swage, soggy, sockeye, shy, sexy, shake, 1780s, Sacajawea, squashy, sikh, shush, seaquake, ski wax, sheik, sashay, siss, shogi, ski, sise, succuss, sissoo, six.

Hypernym for Sew:

• v.

  • contact
    finedraw, backstitch, baste, tick, resew, hemstitch, gather, cast on, tuck, retick, overcast, hem, cast off, pucker, fell, tack.

Hyponym for Sew:

• v.

  • contact
    secure, fasten, fix.