sewed up
verb (used with object)
1.
to join or attach by stitches.
2.
to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
3.
to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
4.
to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
5.
to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
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6.
sew up,
b.
Informal. to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully: They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.
c.
to gain or be assured of: He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.
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| —vb , sews, sewing, sewed, sewn, sewed | |
| 1. | to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement |
| 2. | (tr; |
| 3. | (tr) to make (a garment, etc) by sewing |
| [Old English sēowan; related to Old Norse sӯja, Gothic siujan, Old High German siuwen, Latin suere to sew, Sanskrit sīvjati he sews] | |
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Word Origin & History
sew
O.E. siwian "to stitch," earlier siowian, from P.Gmc. *siwjanan (cf. O.N. syja, Swed. sy, O.H.G. siuwan, Goth. siujan "to sew"), from PIE base *siw-/*sju- "to sew" (cf. Skt. sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Gk. hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" L. suere "to sew, sew together;" O.C.S.
sijo "to sew," sivu "seam;" Lett. siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Rus. svec "tailor"). Sewing machine is attested from 1847.
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