sleeve
IPA: sɫˈiv
noun
- The part of a garment that covers the arm.
- A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
- A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
- A tattoo covering the whole arm.
- A narrow channel of water.
- Sleave; untwisted thread.
- (British Columbia) A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces.
- (US) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
- (electrical engineering) A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.
verb
- (transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
- (magic tricks) To hide something up one's sleeve.
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Examples of "sleeve" in Sentences
- I wiped the water with my sleeve.
- Between and above the sleeves is the junk head.
- Also the sleeve on the overcoat was on the tree.
- Then the crimp barrel is placed into the sleeve.
- That green tint is the actual color of the sleeve.
- A sleeve surrounds the cap and the neck of the container.
- In the UK it was available with special holographic sleeve.
- The extravagance of the sleeves was criticised by moralists.
- In the UK, it was available with special holographic sleeve.
- The collar and sleeve ends are now the same color as the rest of the jersey.
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