См. также в других словарях:
ˌstitch sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to repair a piece of cloth that has been torn by sewing it 2) same as stitch … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stitch — stitch1 [stıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sewing)¦ 2¦(for wound)¦ 3¦(pain)¦ 4¦(with wool)¦ 5¦(style)¦ 6 not have a stitch on 7 in stitches 8 a stitch in time (saves nine) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: stice prick ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
stitch — 1 noun 1 SEWING (C) one of the short pieces of thread that you can see in a piece of cloth where it has been sewn: Some of the stitches have come out of this shirt sleeve. 2 WITH WOOL (C) one of the small circles that join together to make a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stitch — [stɪtʃ] noun I 1) [C] one of the short pieces of THREAD that you can see on cloth when it has been sewn 2) [C] a short piece of THREAD that is used for joining someone s skin together after it has been cut 3) [C] a piece of wool that has been put … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stitch-up — see ↑stitch up below. • • • Main Entry: ↑stitch * * * stitch up UK US noun [countable] [singular stitch up plural stitch ups … Useful english dictionary
stitch somebody up — ˌstitch sbˈup derived (BrE, informal) to cheat sb or put them in a position where they seem guilty of sth they have not done Main entry: ↑stitchderived … Useful english dictionary
(a) stitch in time (saves nine) — a stitch in time (saves nine) spoken phrase used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym… … Useful english dictionary
time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bind — bind1 [baınd] v past tense and past participle bound [baund] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tie/fasten)¦ 2¦(form a connection)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(stick together)¦ 5¦(book)¦ 6¦(stitch)¦ Phrasal verbs bind somebody over ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim … Dictionary of contemporary English