sew

sew
    v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: {sew}, {run up}, {sew
         together}, {stitch}]
    2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
       suit by next week?" [syn: {sew}, {tailor}, {tailor-make}]
    

Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See {Sewer} household officer.]
   Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower.
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         I will not tell of their strange sewes.  --Chaucer.
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Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See {Sue} to follow.]
   To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian,
   s[imac]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan.
   sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr.
   ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. {Seam} a suture, {Suture}.]
   1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle
      and thread.
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            No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
            garment.                              --Mark ii. 21.
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   2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew
      up a rip.
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   3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew
      money in a bag.
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Sew \Sew\, v. i.
   To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
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Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See {Sewer} a drain.]
   To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "sew":
      articulate, batten, batten down, bleed, bolt, buckle, butt, button,
      clasp, cleat, clip, dovetail, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint,
      latch, lock, miter, mortise, nail, needle, ooze, peg, pin, rabbet,
      rivet, scarf, screw, seep, sew up, skewer, snap, staple, stick,
      stitch, sweat, tack, tailor, toggle, transude, wedge, weep,
      zipper