stitch - sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric

cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

moisten, dampen, wash - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework