| шить |
| 1. v. to sew | |
| шить на маши́нке — to sew on a machine | |
| 2. v. to be occupied with sewing, to tailor | |
| Чем она занимается? Она шьёт. — What is she? She’s a dressmaker. | |
| 3. v. to order (e.g., a dress) | |
| хочу сшить себе костюм у Левинсона — I want to order a suit from Levinson’s | |
| 4. v. to embroider | |
| шить зо́лотом — embroider in gold | |
| шито бе́лыми ни́тками (saying) — (literally) embroidered in white thread (meaning transparent to anyone) | |
| шить де́ло (colloquial) — to cook up charges (literally: to embroider the case) | |
| (он) не лы́ком шит (saying) — (he) was not born yesterday (literally, (he) was not embroidered in bast) | |
| 5. v. to nail planking | |
| шить плот — to make a raft | |
