sleeve

[ sleev ]
/ sliv /

noun

the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
an envelope, usually of paper, for protecting a phonograph record.
Machinery. a tubular piece, as of metal, fitting over a rod or the like.

verb (used with object), sleeved, sleev·ing.

to furnish with sleeves.
Machinery. to fit with a sleeve; join or fasten by means of a sleeve.

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Idioms for sleeve

    have something up one's sleeve, to have a secret plan, scheme, opinion, or the like: I could tell by her sly look that she had something up her sleeve.
    laugh up/in one's sleeve, to be secretly amused or contemptuous; laugh inwardly: to laugh up one's sleeve at someone's affectations.

Origin of sleeve

before 950; Middle English sleve, Old English slēfe (Anglian), slīefe; akin to Dutch sloof apron

OTHER WORDS FROM sleeve

sleeve·like, adjectiveun·sleeved, adjective

Words nearby sleeve

sleepy, sleepy hollow chair, sleepyhead, sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeve board, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog, sleeve link, sleeve notes
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British Dictionary definitions for sleeve

sleeve
/ (sliːv) /

noun

verb

(tr) to provide with a sleeve or sleeves

Derived forms of sleeve

sleeveless, adjectivesleevelike, adjective

Word Origin for sleeve

Old English slīf, slēf; related to Dutch sloof apron
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Idioms and Phrases with sleeve

sleeve

see card up one's sleeve; laugh up one's sleeve; roll up one's sleeves; wear one's heart on one's sleeve.

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