| stitch | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. stitch | a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing. |
| ~ crochet stitch | any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle. |
| ~ knitting stitch | a stitch taken in knitting. |
| ~ stitchery, sewing | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread.; "she put her sewing back in the basket" |
| ~ embroidery stitch, sewing stitch | a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather. |
| n. (state) | 2. stitch | a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running. |
| ~ hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| v. (contact) | 3. run up, sew, sew together, stitch | fasten by sewing; do needlework. |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ hem | fold over and sew together to provide with a hem.; "hem my skirt" |
| ~ resew | sew again.; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn" |
| ~ overcast | sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next.; "overcast books" |
| ~ overcast | sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches. |
| ~ backstitch | do backstitches. |
| ~ pucker, tuck, gather | draw together into folds or puckers. |
| ~ finedraw | sew together very finely. |
| ~ fell | sew a seam by folding the edges. |
| ~ baste, tack | sew together loosely, with large stitches.; "baste a hem" |
| ~ hemstitch | sew with hemstitches.; "hemstitch a sleeve" |
| ~ retick, tick | sew.; "tick a mattress" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ cast on | make the first row of stitches when knitting. |
| ~ cast off | make the last row of stitches when knitting. |
| twinge | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. pang, stab, twinge | a sudden sharp feeling.; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ guilt pang | pangs of feeling guilty. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. twinge | a sharp stab of pain. |
| ~ pain sensation, painful sensation, pain | a somatic sensation of acute discomfort.; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" |
| v. (perception) | 3. prick, sting, twinge | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| ~ ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| ~ prickle, prick | cause a prickling sensation. |
| v. (perception) | 4. twinge | feel a sudden sharp, local pain. |
| ~ ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| v. (contact) | 5. nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers.; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ goose | pinch in the buttocks.; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" |
| ~ tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply. |
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