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Altered vs Sew - What's the difference?

altered | sew |

As verbs the difference between altered and sew

is that altered is (alter) while sew is to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together or sew can be (obsolete|transitive) to drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

As a noun altered

is a kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

altered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (alter)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
  • Anagrams

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    sew

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sewen, seowen, sowen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Verb

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  • Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • To enclose by sewing.
  • to sew money into a bag
    Synonyms
    * stitch

    Etymology 2

    Related to .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
  • (Tusser)
    (Webster 1913)