SEW

sew, run up, sew together, stitch

(verb) fasten by sewing; do needlework

sew, tailor, tailor-make

(verb) create (clothes) with cloth; “Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past sewed, past participle sewed or (obsolete) sewen or sewn)

(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

(transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.

Synonyms

• stitch

Etymology 2

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past and past participle sewed)

(obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.

(nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.

Anagrams

• EWS, SWE, Wes, we's

Source: Wiktionary

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Sew, n.Etym: [OE. See Sewer household officer.]

Definition: Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] Gower. I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer.

Sew, v. t. Etym: [See Sue to follow.]

Definition: To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Sew, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.] Etym: [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siówian, siwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. siv. sq. root156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]

1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread. No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21.

2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

Sew, v. i.

Definition: To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Sew, v. t. Etym: [sq. root151 b. See Sewer a drain.]

Definition: To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] Tusser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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