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lockstitch

US/ˈlɑkstɪt͡ʃ/

lockstitch noun: a stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.

lockstitch: a stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked
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Noun

lockstitch (plural lockstitches)

  1. A stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.

Verb

lockstitch (third-person singular simple present lockstitches, present participle lockstitching, simple past and past participle lockstitched)

  1. To use this kind of stitch.

lockstitch meaning in Tamil

lockstitch in Tamil

இழைப்பூட்டுத் தையல், பூட்டுத்தையல்

Forms of lockstitch

Noun
plurallockstitches
alternative formlock stitch
Verb
third-person singular presentlockstitches
present participlelockstitching
past participlelockstitched
pastlockstitched

Origin of lockstitch

From lock + stitch.

Questions about lockstitch

What does lockstitch mean?
Lockstitch means a stitch made by a sewing machine in which two threads are interlocked.
What is lockstitch in Tamil?
Lockstitch in Tamil is இழைப்பூட்டுத் தையல், பூட்டுத்தையல். See Lockstitch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lockstitch?
Lockstitch can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce lockstitch?
Lockstitch is pronounced /ˈlɑkstɪt͡ʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of lockstitch?
The plural of lockstitch is lockstitches.

Words near lockstitch in the dictionary

  1. lockspits
  2. locksport
  3. LOCKSS
  4. lockstep
  5. locksteps
  6. lockstitch
  7. lockstitched
  8. lockstitcher
  9. lockstitches
  10. lockstitching
  11. lockt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lockstitch (page history and authors); lockstitch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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