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Meaning of "drop a stitch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROP A STITCH

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROP A STITCH

drop a brick
drop an f-bomb
drop astern
drop away
drop bear
drop cannon
drop cloth
drop curtain
drop dead!
drop forge
drop goal
drop hammer
drop handlebars
drop in
drop in someone´s lap
drop kick
drop leaf
drop lock
drop off
drop one´s bundle

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROP A STITCH

backstitch
blanket stitch
blanket-stitch
cable-stitch
chain stitch
chain-stitch
cross-stitch
garter stitch
hemstitch
knit stitch
lock stitch
lockstitch
moss stitch
on-off switch
running stitch
satin stitch
slip stitch
slip-stitch
stitch
topstitch
whipstitch

Synonyms and antonyms of drop a stitch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drop a stitch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROP A STITCH

Find out the translation of drop a stitch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drop a stitch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drop a stitch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滴一针
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caer una puntada
570 millions of speakers

English

drop a stitch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक सिलाई ड्रॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إسقاط غرزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

падение строчку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixar cair um ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি সেলাই ড্রপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déposer un point
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjatuhkan jahitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drop eine Stich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステッチをドロップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스티치 드롭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyelehake nggawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thả một khâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு தைத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक शिवणे ड्रॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dikiş damla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cadere un punto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

upuścić ścieg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

падіння строчку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picătură o cusătură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρίχνετε μια βελονιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drop ´n steek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släppa en söm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mister en maske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drop a stitch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP A STITCH»

The term «drop a stitch» is normally little used and occupies the 130.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROP A STITCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drop a stitch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROP A STITCH»

Discover the use of drop a stitch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drop a stitch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Find Your Style, and Knit It Too
You're knitting away, chatting happily, and you unconsciously drop a stitch, twist a stitch, or even accidentally create extra stitches. If a mysterious hole suddenly appears in your knitting, you've probably yarn-overed by accident or dropped a ...
Sharon Turner, 2007
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The Principles of Knitting
Never drop a stitch from the knitting needle until it has two strands of yarn in it. The first stitch on the needle should always have one strand of yarn in it before you begin the se- quence for each pair on that needle. If there is no yarn in the stitch, ...
June Hiatt, 2012
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Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Knitting
Wait until the second pass of the needle before you drop a stitch off. Draw the yarn around the edge of the knitting rather than across the top of the knitting needles. To weave you through the first few stitches, hold two needles of knitting parallel ...
Donna Kooler, 2012
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... unpleasant remark about the minister's wife * A disciplined person would never drop a brick even on his enemies Drop a courtesy: To courtesy * The girls dropped a courtesy to the queen when they saw her coming Drop a stitch: Let a stitch ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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A Passion for Knitting: Step-by-Step Illustrated Techniques, ...
At some point you'll drop a stitch as you knit. Be on the lookout for dropped stitches as you work. You'll need a crochet hook to get your dropped stitch back in place. The hook size should be about the same as your knitting needle, but this is ...
Ilana Rabinowitz, Nancy Thomas, 2010
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Bead Knitted Bags
I Picking Up Dropped Stitches Bead knitting requires thin thread, which is often slippery, so it is easy to drop a stitch. Fortunately, stitches with beads will not unravel because the thread contracts around the loop below the bead and holds it in ...
Julia S. Pretl, 2006
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... around her. DROP drop a stitch (in knitting) let a stitch slip off the needed She was so engrossed with the gossip that she dropped a stitch while knitting the cardigan. let somebody/something drop do or say nothing more about somebody/ 138.
Vijaya Kumar, 1998
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
drop a stitch knitting to accidently fail to knit it and so potentially leave a hole in the work. • in stitches colloq helpless with laughter. • without a stitch or not a stitch colloq without any clothing or no clothing at all. Q Anglo- Saxon slice prick.
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Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch
PATTERN NOTES This yarn is very slippery so if you drop a stitch it quickly unravels and makes it difficult to recover. I would suggest threading scrap yarn through your work every 4–5" (10–12.5cm) to create a “lifeline.” Then, if you drop a ...
Nancy Marchant, 2010
10
Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
... a liint of a coming storm. to drop anchor Mia (Our ship will drop anchor in Victoria Harbour in a minute, -fie flftM±tt&JB£*l£ft)t«lft • ) to drop asleep AB4 ; (Kf to drop astern 1. faJl&fcjfe* 2. (RMftlft to drop a stitch (*£ 6$B$"l 'ft to drop away I. ftH ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROP A STITCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drop a stitch is used in the context of the following news items.
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The tie that binds
No matter our skills, we love to help each other — learn a stitch, drop a stitch, back stitch, cross-stitch, post-stitch, pick-up a stitch, etc., just as someone taught us. «Point Pleasant Register, Jun 15»
2
IP expert lawyer: luxury brands should stop whinging and learn …
Luxury brands should stop moaning about copyright infringement in China and simply ensure they do not drop a stitch when protecting their ... «The Global Legal Post, May 15»
3
Knitting Ninjas
“The hardest part is where you forget where you are so you have to guess,” said sixth-grader Moriah Campbell. “Or when you drop a stitch and ... «Current in Zionsville, May 15»
4
Wool on William in Oshawa is bright, cozy and fun
If people drop a stitch, I fix it for them.” Lisa Terech has been coming to the shop since it opened. “It's nice walking into a shop and the owner ... «durhamregion.com, May 15»
5
City seeks to preserve texts
“And drop a stitch.” A dropped stitch in public records can be costly, as Bainbridge Island already knows. Copyright 2015 Journal Media Group. «Kitsap Sun, May 15»
6
Jordan's special refugees: giving back to others
We talk about our kids, joke about our weight, complain when we drop a stitch, and help each other master new techniques. They test me with ... «Green Prophet, Feb 15»
7
My Dissertation Sweater
Knitters misread the pattern or drop a stitch, while dissertation-writers realize that something just isn't working out the way they had planned. «Inside Higher Ed, Sep 14»
8
The difference between tinking and frogging
This is a safe way to undo your knitting because if you do it correctly, you won't drop a stitch. But when you have more than 320 stitches on the ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jun 14»
9
Rip! Jeans wearing on consumers
The industry clearly did more than drop a stitch. It lost track of its target, says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at NPD Group. Most jeans ... «USA TODAY, May 14»
10
….They Might Be Giants!
Crochet hooks at the ready, and, 'Knit one, purl one, drop a stitch, pick it up again, and knit two purl one, sod it, dropped two, knit two, drop one, ... «Online Gooner, May 14»

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