Antonyms for sewed up

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : soh

Phonetic Transcription : soʊ

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 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 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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