stitch up
Sew a cut
Stitch up has two distinct meanings in British English.
The literal sense is to close a wound with surgical stitches: The doctor stitched up the gash on his forehead.
The informal sense means to manipulate circumstances so that someone appears guilty or is unfairly blamed for something they didn't do: He claimed the police had stitched him up.
A stitch-up is such a frame-up or a deal arranged to someone's disadvantage behind their back.
Restore after damage
- repairRestore to working order
- patchMaterial covering damage
- darnRepair by weaving
- needlePointed implement for sewing
thread · seam · hem · tear · rip · fabric · tailor · seamstress
Supporting outer structure
- set-upArrangement of components
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
manipulation · sabotage · collusion · double-cross · backstab · treachery · incriminate · implicate
mend
Restore after damage
needle · thread · seam · hem · tear · rip · fabric · tailor · seamstress · alteration
frame
Supporting outer structure
- set-upArrangement of components
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
scheme · manipulation · sabotage · collusion · double-cross · backstab · treachery · incriminate · implicate · falsify
suture
Medical wound closure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- surgicalRelating to operations
close · incision · dissolvable · staple · nurse · surgeon · emergency · gash · cut · heal
conclude
End or infer
close · seal · wrap up · complete · settle · arrange · negotiate · broker · deal · contract
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