Stitch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing

a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈɪtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sew run up sew together

Parts of Speech

noun	a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
noun	a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
verb	fasten by sewing; do needlework

Word Forms

stitch	verb	fasten by sewing; do needlework
sewer	noun	someone who sews
sewing	noun	joining or attaching by stitches
stitch	noun	a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
stitcher	noun	a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
stitching	noun	joining or attaching by stitches
stitchery	noun	needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stich

ein Glied, eine Schleife oder ein Knoten, der durch ein Gerät beim Stricken, Häkeln, Sticken oder Nähen hergestellt wird

🇫🇷French

point

un lien, une boucle ou un nœud réalisé par un outil de tricot, de crochet, de broderie ou de couture

🇪🇸Spanish

puntada

un eslabón, bucle o nudo hecho por un implemento de tejido, crochet, bordado o costura

🇮🇹Italian

cucire

un collegamento, un cappio o un nodo realizzato con uno strumento nel lavoro a maglia, all'uncinetto, nel ricamo o nel cucito

🇳🇱Dutch

steek

een schakel, lus of knoop gemaakt door een werktuig bij het breien, haken, borduren of naaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

ponto

um elo ou laço ou nó feito por um instrumento de tricô, crochê, bordado ou costura

🇷🇺Russian

стежка

звено, петля или узел, созданный с помощью приспособления для вязания спицами, крючком, вышивки или шитья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिलाई

बुनाई, क्रॉचिंग, कढ़ाई या सिलाई में किसी उपकरण द्वारा बनाई गई एक कड़ी या लूप या गाँठ

🇧🇩Bengali

সেলাই

একটি লিঙ্ক বা লুপ বা গিঁট বুনন, ক্রোশেটিং, সূচিকর্ম বা সেলাইয়ের একটি সরঞ্জাম দ্বারা তৈরি

🇮🇳Tamil

தையல்

பின்னல், குத்துதல், எம்பிராய்டரி அல்லது தையல் ஆகியவற்றில் ஒரு கருவியால் செய்யப்பட்ட இணைப்பு அல்லது வளையம் அல்லது முடிச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్టు

అల్లడం, క్రోచింగ్, ఎంబ్రాయిడరీ లేదా కుట్టుపనిలో ఒక పరికరం ద్వారా తయారు చేయబడిన లింక్ లేదా లూప్ లేదా ముడి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिलाई

विणकाम, क्रोचेटिंग, भरतकाम किंवा शिवणकामात उपकरणाद्वारे बनवलेली लिंक किंवा लूप किंवा गाठ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાંકો

વણાટ, ક્રોશેટીંગ, ભરતકામ અથવા સીવણમાં અમલ દ્વારા બનાવેલ લિંક અથવા લૂપ અથવા ગાંઠ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲಿಗೆ

ಹೆಣಿಗೆ, ಕ್ರೋಚಿಂಗ್, ಕಸೂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಲಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಕರಣದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಅಥವಾ ಲೂಪ್ ಅಥವಾ ಗಂಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുന്നൽ

നെയ്ത്ത്, ക്രോച്ചിംഗ്, എംബ്രോയ്ഡറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തയ്യൽ എന്നിവയിൽ ഒരു ഉപകരണം നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു ലിങ്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ലൂപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കെട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਲਾਈ

ਬੁਣਾਈ, ਕ੍ਰੋਚਟਿੰਗ, ਕਢਾਈ, ਜਾਂ ਸਿਲਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਲਿੰਕ ਜਾਂ ਲੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਢ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلائی

بنائی، کروشٹنگ، کڑھائی، یا سلائی میں کسی عمل کے ذریعے بنائی گئی ایک لنک یا لوپ یا گرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缝

在针织、钩编、刺绣或缝纫中用工具制成的链接、环或结

🇯🇵Japanese

ステッチ

編み物、かぎ針編み、刺繍、または縫製の道具によって作られるリンク、ループ、または結び目

🇰🇷Korean

땀

뜨개질, 코바늘 뜨개질, 자수 또는 재봉 도구로 만든 고리, 고리 또는 매듭

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khâu

một liên kết hoặc vòng hoặc nút được thực hiện bằng một dụng cụ đan, móc, thêu hoặc may

🇹🇭Thai

เย็บร้อย

ตัวต่อหรือห่วงหรือปมที่ทำด้วยอุปกรณ์ในการถัก การถักโครเชต์ การเย็บปักถักร้อย หรือการเย็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jahitan

tautan atau lingkaran atau simpul yang dibuat dengan alat dalam merajut, merenda, menyulam, atau menjahit

🇵🇭Filipino

tahiin

isang link o loop o buhol na ginawa ng isang kagamitan sa pagniniting, paggantsilyo, pagbuburda, o pananahi

🇲🇾Malay

menjahit

pautan atau gelung atau simpulan yang dibuat oleh alat dalam mengait, mengait, sulaman atau jahitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرزة

رابط أو حلقة أو عقدة مصنوعة من أداة في الحياكة أو الحياكة أو التطريز أو الخياطة

🇮🇷Persian

بخیه زدن

پیوند یا حلقه یا گره ساخته شده توسط وسیله ای در بافندگی، قلاب بافی، گلدوزی یا دوخت

🇹🇷Turkish

dikiş

örgü, tığ işi, nakış veya dikişte bir alet tarafından yapılan bir bağlantı veya ilmek veya düğüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֶפֶר

קישור או לולאה או קשר שנעשו על ידי כלי בסריגה, סריגה, רקמה או תפירה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'stitch'?

The primary meaning of 'stitch' is 'a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stitch' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stitch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stitch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stitch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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