backstitch Syllabification: (back·stitch)Pronunciation: /ˈbakˌstiCH/Translate backstitch | into Italian Definition of backstitch noun sewing with overlapping stitches. verb sew using backstitches: [with object]:you can simply backstitch the edges [no object]:this method avoids having to backstitch through open loopsbackstitch in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of backstitch in the British & World English dictionary