stitches

Noun

stitch (countable and uncountable, plural stitches)

1. (countable) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
   1. A single pass of a surgical suture (to sew the edges of a wound together)
      • I cut myself badly while cooking and needed to go to hospital to get stitches.
2. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
   • cross stitch
3. An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
   • I've got a stitch. I'm going to have to stop and rest.
4. A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
   • a stitch in the side
5. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
   • drop a stitch

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