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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for sew:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sew \Sew\, v. i.
   To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See Sue to follow.]
   To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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