Stich
//stɪk// name, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture. obsolete
- 2 Obsolete form of stitch. alt-of, obsolete
- 3 A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts.
- 4 Misspelling of stitch. alt-of, misspelling
- 5 A row, line, or rank of trees. obsolete
Verb
- 1 Obsolete form of stitch. alt-of, obsolete
- 2 Misspelling of stitch. alt-of, misspelling
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
"In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!"
Synonyms
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More examples"In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Stich.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”).
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