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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sew•er1 /ˈsuɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Civil Engineeringan artificial passage, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city:The sewers overflowed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sew•er1 (so̅o̅′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringan artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
v.t. - Civil Engineeringto provide or equip with sewers:a tax increase necessary to sewer the neighborhood.
- Latin *exaquāria drain for carrying water off, equivalent. to Latin ex- ex- + aqu(a) water + -āria, feminine of -ārius -ary; see sew2, -er2
- dialect, dialectal Old French se(u)wiere overflow channel (compare Old French ess(e)ouer(e) ditch)
- late Middle English suer(e) 1375–1425
- Clothinga person or thing that sews.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see sew1, -er1
- a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.
- Latin assidēre to attend upon; see assiduous) + -our -or2
- Anglo-French asseour seater, equivalent. to Old French asse(oir) to seat (
- Middle English, aphetic 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sewer /ˈsuːə/ n - a drain or pipe, esp one that is underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage
vb - (transitive) to provide with sewers
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French esseveur, from essever to drain, from Vulgar Latin exaquāre (unattested), from Latin ex-1 + aqua water sewer /ˈsəʊə/ n - a person or thing that sews
sew1 /soʊ/USA pronunciation v., sewed, sewn/soʊn/USA pronunciation or sewed, sew•ing. - Clothingto join or attach (one or more things) by stitches: [~ + object]He sewed a button on his shirt.[no object]I learned how to sew at an early age.
- Informal Terms sew up, [~ + up + object]to accomplish or control successfully:to sew up a deal; to sew up enough votes for an early nomination.
sew•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sew1 (sō),USA pronunciation v., sewed, sewn or sewed, sew•ing. v.t. - Clothingto join or attach by stitches.
- Clothingto make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
- Clothingto enclose or secure with stitches:to sew flour in a bag.
- Clothingto close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually fol. by up).
v.i. - Clothingto work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
- sew up:
- Informal Termsto get or have a monopoly of;
control exclusively. - Informal Termsto complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully:They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.
- to gain or be assured of:He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.
- bef. 900; Middle English sewen, Old English siw(i)an; cognate with Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan, Latin suere (see suture); akin to seam
- to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
v.i. - (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.
n. - the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, equivalent. to Latin ex- ex-1 + aqu(a) water + -āre infinitive suffix
- Middle French sewer, aphetic variant of essewer
- 1505–15
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