Usually means: Simple, continuous, straight hand sewing.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word running stitch:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. running stitch: Merriam-Webster
  2. running stitch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. running stitch: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. running stitch: Collins English Dictionary
  5. running stitch: Vocabulary.com
  6. running stitch: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. running stitch: Wiktionary
  8. running stitch: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. running stitch: Dictionary.com
  10. Running stitch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. running stitch: Rhymezone
  12. running stitch: FreeDictionary.org
  13. running stitch: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. running stitch: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Running stitch: Corporate Apparel Glossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Running Stitch: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Embroidery Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Popular Cross Stitch Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (running stitch)

noun:  (sewing) A simple embroidery stitch in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of even stitches in a straight row.

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