Antonyms for sew up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : soh

Phonetic Transcription : soʊ

Definition of sew up

Origin : Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together," earlier siowian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjanan (cf. Old Norse syja, Swedish sy, Danish sye, Old Frisian sia, Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan "to sew"), from PIE root *syu- "to bind, sew" (cf. Sanskrit sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Greek hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" Latin suere "to sew, sew together;" Old Church Slavonic šijo "to sew," šivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian švec "tailor"). Related: Sewed; sewing. To sew (something) up "bring it to a conclusion" is a figurative use attested by 1904.

As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
As in quit : verb stop doing something
As in schedule : verb plan one's time
As in transact : verb do business, carry out
As in accomplish : verb succeed in doing
As in book : verb register, arrange for
As in clinch : verb secure a goal
As in close : verb complete, finish, stop
As in complete : verb carry out action
As in consummate : verb achieve, finish
As in dress : verb cover a wound
As in end : verb bring to an end
As in engross : verb hold one's attention
As in finalize : verb finish, complete action
As in finish : verb bring to a conclusion; get done

Example sentences :

It is not necessary to sew up this incision in a long feathered specimen.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

"You sew up a turkey with needle and thread, too," said Freddie.
Extract from : « The Old Tobacco Shop » by William Bowen

Push a wire in the tail, and sew up the incision under the wing.
Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne

Sew up the sleeves and underarm seams and turn back the cuffs.
Extract from : « Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet » by Anonymous

She is the sort who would stop her own funeral to sew up a hole in her shroud.
Extract from : « Letters of a Dakota Divorcee » by Jane Burr

Sew up the skin from one edge to the other as shown in Fig. 7.
Extract from : « Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit » by Albert B. Farnham

Put in a little filling of tow or cotton, and sew up the opening.
Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday

Bouvard could not contrive to make a hoop or Pcuchet to sew up a ball.
Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert

See that all wires are firmly clinched, and sew up the orifice.
Extract from : « Manual of Taxidermy » by Charles Johnson Maynard

A stout needle and boiled string can be used to sew up the wound.
Extract from : « Sporting Dogs » by Frank Townend Barton

Synonyms for sew up

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