sew up
verb
sewed up; sewn up or sewed up; sewing up; sews up
transitive verb
1
: to mend completely by sewing
2
: to get exclusive use or control of
3
: to make certain of : be assured of
the team sewed up the division title
Synonyms
- monopolize
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Example Sentences
sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
sewn up
verb
variants or sewed up
as in monopolized
to have complete control over sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- monopolized
- controlled
- managed
- had
- possessed
- consumed
- owned
- reigned (over)
- directed
- absorbed
- cornered
- engrossed
- ruled
- bogarted
- held
- hogged
- commanded
- governed