Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - stitch

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English stiche, from Old English stice; akin to Old English stician to stick  Date: before 12th century  1. a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side  2.  a. one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing  b. a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one ~  3. a least bit especially of clothing didn't have a ~ on  4. a single loop of thread or yarn around an implement (as a knitting needle or crochet hook)  5. a ~ or series of ~es formed in a particular way a basting ~  II. verb  Date: 13th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to fasten, join, or close with or as if with ~es ~ed a seam  b. to make, mend, or decorate with or as if with ~es  2. to unite by means of staples  intransitive verb sew  • ~er noun