"sew up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sews up [present, singular, third-person], sewing up [participle, present], sewed up [past], sewn up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|||sewn up}} sew up (third-person singular simple present sews up, present participle sewing up, simple past sewed up, past participle sewn up)
  1. (transitive) To seal by sewing. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sewing Related terms: sewed up, sew-ups
    Sense id: en-sew_up-en-verb-UUhp-LMc Disambiguation of Sewing: 80 20
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To bring a matter to a full conclusion that deals with all outstanding issues or other concerns. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-sew_up-en-verb-O1cOGhGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75

Inflected forms

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