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Sew means 'to form stitches with a needle and thread' and has the past form sewed and the past participle sewn or sewed. Sow means 'to plant (seed)' and has the past form sowed and the past participle sown or sowed.

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v

Definition: prepare fabric for clothing, covering
Antonyms: rip, tear

On drawings, abbr. for sewer.

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IN BRIEF: To join or fasten with a needle and thread.

Every evening, Mom would sew in front of the fire.

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verb trans
verb trans, spec.

to sew up:
a: To tire out, exhaust (a person); to outwit, cheat, swindle; to convict. (1837 —) .
D. Hammett I expected something like that. That's why I sewed you up. And you are sewed up (1929).

b: To bring to a desired conclusion or condition; to organize or gain control of; to ensure the favourable outcome of (a match). (1904 —) .
News of the World Charlton appeared to have the game sewn up (1977).


[In sense a, from earlier sense, to tire out a horse.]

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sy, hæfte
v. intr. - sy

idioms:

• sew up    sy til, sy ind, sikre, klare, udmatte

Nederlands (Dutch)
naaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - coudre
v. intr. - coudre, faire de la couture

idioms:

• sew up    suturer, recoudre, faire, conclure, conclure (qch) de manière victorieuse, dominer (un marché)

Deutsch (German)
v. - nähen, heften, zunähen

idioms:

• sew up    nähen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ράβω, συρράπτω

idioms:

• sew up    (καθομ.) ολοκληρώνω, εξασφαλίζω, διακανονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
cucire

idioms:

• sew up    suturare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - coser, embebedar-se

idioms:

• sew up    levar à exaustão

Русский (Russian)
шить, брошюровать, спускать воду, вытекать, стать на мель

idioms:

• sew up    зашивать, закончить, закрепить за собой, измотать, спаивать, поставить в тупик

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - coser
v. intr. - coser

idioms:

• sew up    suturar, cerrar con costura, completar satisfactoriamente, asegurar el resultado favorable de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sy, trådhäfta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缝合, 缝入, 缝上, 缝制, 缝, 做针线活

idioms:

• sew up    控制, 确保...的成功

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 縫合, 縫入, 縫上, 縫製
v. intr. - 縫, 做針線活

idioms:

• sew up    控制, 確保...的成功

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 꿰매다, (책을) 철하다, 봉합하다
v. intr. - 바느질하다, 재봉틀로 박다

idioms:

• sew up    ~을 획득하다, 취하게 하다, 지배권을 쥐다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 縫う, 縫い付ける, 綴じる, 縫い物をする

idioms:

• sew up    縫い合わせる, 縫い込む, 牛耳る, うまくまとめる, 確保する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقرر, يرهق, ينال تأييد فرد أو جماعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תפר, איחה, העלה (ספינה) על שרטון בשעת שפל‬
v. intr. - ‮תפר‬

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