Meaning & use
stitch
A single loop of thread made by a needle when sewing, knitting, or closing a wound.
See it in a sentence
The tailor added an extra stitch to reinforce the seam along the jacket sleeve.
The doctor closed the cut with three small stitches and told her to keep it dry.
A note on using this word
Stitch also names a sudden sharp pain in the side, often felt during running, as in I got a stitch.
Words with a similar meaning
loopseam
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A sudden sharp pain felt in the side of the body, often during physical exercise.
He slowed down after a stitch in his side made it hard to keep running.
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