"sew" meaning in English

See sew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /səʊ/ [UK], /soʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sew.ogg [US] Forms: sew [canonical], sews [third-person, singular], sewed [past], sewed [past, participle], sewing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An act of using thread to make clothes or to mend clothes.
    Sense id: simple-sew-en-verb-yEaqKZzo
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