Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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run up | No | No | Yes | No |
hemstitch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
run up (noun) | hemstitch (noun) |
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embroidery similar to drawnwork | |
a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups |
run up (verb) | hemstitch (verb) |
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pile up (debts or scores) | sew with hemstitches |
raise by using ropes and pulleys | |
fasten by sewing; do needlework | |
make by sewing together quickly | |
accumulate, sometimes as a debt |