1 : to mend completely by sewing 2 : to get exclusive use or control of 3 : to make certain of : be assured of the team sewed up the division title Synonyms More Example Sentences Learn More About sew up

sew up. vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Knitting & Sewing) to fasten or mend completely by sewing. 2. US to acquire sole use or control of. 3. informal to complete or negotiate successfully: to sew up a deal.

verb (used with object), sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing. to join or attach by stitches. to fasten or mend completely by sewing to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement

I sewed the button back on the shirt. The surgeon sewed the wound shut. She designs her own dresses and sews in her free time. Recent Examples on the Web Haim grew up in Iowa, the son of a home economics teacher who taught him how to sew — unknowingly stitching the threads of his future gig — and to eat, with unironic abandon.