n. | 1. | A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. |
| 2. | A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch. |
| 3. | A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance. |
| 4. | A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side. |
| 5. | A contortion, or twist. |
| 6. | Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes. |
| 7. | A furrow. |
| 8. | An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone stitch, etc. |
v. t. | 1. | To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom. |
| 2. | To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet. |
| 3. | (Agric.) To form land into ridges. |
v. i. | 1. | To practice stitching, or needlework. |
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