seam
To put together with a seamTo put together with a seam.
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» My jeans ripped at the seams.
Мои джинсы порвались по швам. — corvard
corvard · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesTo put together with a seam.
put together with a seam
To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
To crack open along a seam.
Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Examples
15 sentencesOrigin
From the noun seam.From the noun seam.
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Forms
seams, seaming, seamed, seamedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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