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BACKSTITCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backstitch" is a kind of...):
embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)
Derivation:
backstitch (do backstitches)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Do backstitches
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "backstitch" is one way to...):
run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
backstitch (an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one)
