'Sew' definitions:
Definition of 'sew'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
Create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" [syn: sew, tailor, tailor-make]
Definition of 'Sew'
From: GCIDE
- Sew \Sew\, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sew'
From: GCIDE
- Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See Sewer a drain.] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sew'
From: GCIDE
- Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]
- I will not tell of their strange sewes. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sew'
From: GCIDE
- Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See Sue to follow.] To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sew'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- articulate,
- batten,
- batten down,
- bleed,
- bolt,
- buckle,
- butt,
- button,
- clasp,
- cleat,
- clip,
- dovetail,
- hasp,
- hinge,
- hitch,
- hook,
- jam,
- joint,
- latch,
- lock,
- miter,
- mortise,
- nail,
- needle,
- ooze,
- peg,
- pin,
- rabbet,
- rivet,
- scarf,
- screw,
- seep,
- sew up,
- skewer,
- snap,
- staple,
- stick,
- stitch,
- sweat,
- tack,
- tailor,
- toggle,
- transude,
- wedge,
- weep,
- zipper