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Verb
S:
(v)
shed
,
cast
,
cast off
,
shake off
,
throw
,
throw off
,
throw away
,
drop
(get rid of)
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
S:
(v)
cast off
(make the last row of stitches when knitting)
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S:
(v)
sew
,
run up
,
sew together
,
stitch
(fasten by sewing; do needlework)
S:
(v)
hem
(fold over and sew together to provide with a hem)
"hem my skirt"
S:
(v)
resew
(sew again)
"The cuff of the coat had been resewn"
S:
(v)
overcast
(sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next)
"overcast books"
S:
(v)
overcast
(sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches)
S:
(v)
backstitch
(do backstitches)
S:
(v)
gather
,
pucker
,
tuck
(draw together into folds or puckers)
S:
(v)
finedraw
(sew together very finely)
S:
(v)
fell
(sew a seam by folding the edges)
S:
(v)
baste
,
tack
(sew together loosely, with large stitches)
"baste a hem"
S:
(v)
hemstitch
(sew with hemstitches)
"hemstitch a sleeve"
S:
(v)
tick
,
retick
(sew)
"tick a mattress"
S:
(v)
cast on
(make the first row of stitches when knitting)
S:
(v)
cast off
(make the last row of stitches when knitting)
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