sew · ​[intransitive, transitive] to use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth. My mother taught me how to sew. to sew by hand/machine · ​[transitive] to ...

[transitive] to make, repair, or attach something using a needle and thread sew something She sews all her own clothes.

sew has developed meanings and uses in subjects including needlework (Old English) surgery (early 1500s) bookbinding (mid 1600s)

the activity of making, repairing or decorating things made of cloth using a needle and thread. knitting and sewing; a sewing basket; I haven't done any ...

to make a piece of clothing by joining pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle: She sews all her children's clothes.

Definition of sewn verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. sewn verb /səʊn/ /səʊn/ past participle of sew.

the activity of making, repairing, or decorating things made of cloth using a needle and thread; knitting and sewing; a sewing basket.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sew. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It ...

sew up · ​to join or repair something by sewing. to sew up a seam; He sewed up the tear with a needle and thread. Join us · ​[often passive] (informal) to ...

[often passive] (informal) to arrange something in an acceptable way It didn't take me long to sew up the deal. They think they have the election sewn up (= ...