Definition of stitch

• v. i. - A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
• v. i. - A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
• v. i. - A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
• v. i. - A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
• v. i. - A contortion, or twist.
• v. i. - Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
• v. i. - A furrow.
• v. t. - To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
• v. t. - To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
• v. t. - To form land into ridges.
• v. i. - To practice stitching, or needlework.