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stitch

 
/stɪtʃ/ v [T] (USE THREAD)

Definition

to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing: His name is stitched onto the back of his boxing trunks. Someone who has been stitched up has had a deep cut closed with stitches: [M] The operation started at 8 a.m., and Bobby was stitched up by midafternoon.
(Definition of stitch v (USE THREAD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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