sew

sew
sew1
—sewable, adj., n.
/soh/, v., sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing.
v.t.
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 fol. by up).
v.i.
5. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
6. sew up,
a. Informal. to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.
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.
[bef. 900; ME sewen, OE siw(i)an; c. OHG siuwan, Goth siujan, L suere (see SUTURE); akin to SEAM]
sew2
/sooh/, v., sewed, sewing, n. Naut.
v.t.
1. to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
v.i.
2. (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.
n.
3. the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
[1505-15; < MF sewer, aph. var. of essewer < VL *exaquare, equiv. to L ex- EX-1 + aqu(a) water + -are inf. suffix]

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