Antonyms for sewed up


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : soh
Phonetic Transcription : soÊŠ


Definition of sewed 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 Å¡ijo "to sew," Å¡ivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian Å¡vec "tailor"). Related: Sewed; sewing. To sew (something) up "bring it to a conclusion" is a figurative use attested by 1904.
  • As in assured : adj absolutely certain
  • As in prepared : adj ready in body or mind
  • 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 :
  • Stones are then placed in the wolf's stomach, and it is sewed up.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • Half the money we had was sewed up in belts round our waists.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • I remember how you stood by me while it was sewed up; that was very plucky, Polly.
  • Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott
  • It was a bad cut, and must be sewed up at once, the doctor said, as soon as he came.
  • Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott
  • And she took the bag down from its nail and sewed up the hole.
  • Extract from : « The Old Man's Bag » by T. W. H. Crosland
  • She didn't know how to draw 'em together, so she just sewed up the outside skin.
  • Extract from : « The Lady Doc » by Caroline Lockhart
  • But sewed up in his coat was the silk envelope with these papers.
  • Extract from : « The Sleuth of St. James's Square » by Melville Davisson Post
  • He's feelin' better now; they've sewed up the hole in his head.
  • Extract from : « Much Ado About Peter » by Jean Webster
  • The body and crop must be filled with the dressing and sewed up.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • But we hadn't gone more 'n two blocks when we was all sewed up.
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt

Synonyms for sewed up

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