Usually means: Secure or finalize an agreement.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word sew up:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. sew up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sew up: Merriam-Webster
  3. sew up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sew up: Wiktionary
  5. sew up: Dictionary.com
  6. sew up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sew up: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sew up: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sew-up: Bicycle Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sew up)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To seal by sewing.
▸ verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To bring a matter to a full conclusion that deals with all outstanding issues or other concerns.

Similar:
stitch up, suture, seal, seal up, knit up, enseam, besew, hermetically seal, seam, wall up, more...

Opposite:
unravel, undo, loosen, unstitch, unpick

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Similar:
stitch up, suture, seal, seal up, knit up, enseam, besew, hermetically seal, seam, wall up, more...

Opposite:
unravel, undo, loosen, unstitch, unpick



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