to be a stitch
111stitch — See: in stitches …
112stitch this! — exclamation British an exclamation of defiance said while hitting someone, particularly when butt ing them in the face. The phrase is used by toughs …
113stitch (someone) up — vb British a. to concoct false evidence against someone, to frame . A piece of underworld and police jargon from the 1950s which penetrated popular speech in the 1980s. ► Openshaw, 41, allegedly said on his ar rest: I m being stitched up . The… …
114stitch — stɪtʃ n. complete movement of a threaded needle through cloth or other material; single loop of yarn (Knitting); particular method of sewing; sudden intense pain; bit, small amount; piece of clothing v. sew, fasten with stitches …
115stitch up — sew together, attach with thread …
116stitch n — sash n, unseemly adv …
117stitch-up — noun Brit. informal an act of manipulating something or securing a deal to someone s disadvantage or to one s own advantage …
118stitch — v. a. 1. Sew, sew together. 2. Make stitches in …
119stitch — n. 1) a sharp localized pain, commonly in the abdomen, associated with strenuous physical activity (such as running), especially shortly after eating. It is a form of cramp. 2) See: suture …
120stitch — Humu (for various kinds, see humu, and entries that follow it); ku i, hono; ho opihapiha (solid); kā (cross); ho oihoiho (running, in quilting); humuhumu, maka. ♦ To sew with long stitches, kāholo, ho oholoholo. ♦ To sew a quilt so that… …
