sew
verb
to make or repair clothes using a needle and thread
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To sew, or to sew something
tack
verb
to stitch pieces of cloth together with long loose stitches, usually before you stitch the cloth more carefully
turn up
to make a piece of clothing or cloth shorter by making a fold along the bottom edge and fastening it with stitches
take in
to make a piece of clothing more narrow or tight, so that it fits you
let out
to use the extra cloth in a fold of a piece of clothing to make it wider
run up
to make something very quickly, especially something that you sew
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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