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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sew up vb (tr, adverb)- to fasten or mend completely by sewing
- US to acquire sole use or control of
- informal to complete or negotiate successfully: to sew up a deal
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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