stitch

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

I cut myself badly while cooking and needed to go to hospital to get stitches.

An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.

cross stitch

herringbone stitch

An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.

I've got a stitch. I'm going to have to stop and rest.

After about fifteen minutes I got terrible stitch.

A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.

a stitch in the side

He was the next day taken with an oppreſſion, and as it ſeemed with a cold and with ſtitches, which was indeed a pluriſy.

To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.

to stitch a shirt bosom.

To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.

to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.

With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.

To practice/practise stitching or needlework.

To form land into ridges.

To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.

You can prevent warping and get a very strong weld by stitching your pieces together.

For example, the butt joint can be welded with the continuous technique or the stitch technique.