to oversew

Examples

• All

• She carefully oversewed the hem to ensure a neat finish.

• To finish the seam, the tailor will oversew the edges to keep them from fraying.

• When repairing socks, it's common to oversew the hole for extra durability.

• He oversews the edges to prevent fraying.

• To prevent the fabric from fraying, I will oversew the edges together.

• She decided to oversew the hem of her dress for a neat finish.

• It's important to oversew the seams to ensure they last longer.

Synonyms

S

to sew together

vsto oversew

7 2.3

To join two pieces of cloth with a needle and thread

uses close overpassing stitches that join edges and prevent fraying

S

to stitch up

vsto oversew

6 3.9

To sew a hole or loose edge to make clothing whole again

focuses on sewing edges with close stitches that pass over both sides

O

to overlock

vsto oversew

• UK

1 6.3

To sew fabric edges with a special stitch to stop them coming apart

uses close stitches that pass over both edges to prevent fraying

O

to overcast

vsto oversew

• Specialized

7.2

To sew over a fabric edge with long stitches to stop it from coming apart

uses close stitches that pass over both edges to prevent fraying

Antonyms

U

to unsew

8.4

To remove stitches from cloth or clothing

How Secure

to oversew

• Specialized

1 8.8

to sew

242 1.0

to baste

• Specialized

1 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology