stitch noun
1 in sewing
ADJ. blanket, chain, cross, running, seam, tacking, zigzag, etc.
VERB + STITCH do, put, sew (sth) with Can you do chain stitch? Put a stitch in the corner of the pocket to keep it in place. The edge was sewn with blanket stitch. | remove, take out
2 in knitting
ADJ. knitted | cable, garter, plain, purl, slip, stocking, tuck, etc.
VERB + STITCH knit | cast on, cast off | drop, pick up
3 in a wound
ADJ. dissolvable, dissolving, self-dissolving
VERB + STITCH have I had to have five stitches when I cut my finger. | insert, put in | remove, take out | have out When are you having your stitches out?
STITCH + VERB dissolve
PREP. ~ in He had twenty stitches in a head wound.