Shiv Definition

shĭv
shivs
noun
A knife, esp. one used as a weapon.
Webster's New World
A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
Wiktionary

(computing) A shim, i.e. a small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.

Wiktionary
verb
To stab with a shiv.
American Heritage
To stab someone with a shiv.
Wiktionary
(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
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Other Word Forms of Shiv

Noun

Singular:
shiv
Plural:
shivs

Origin of Shiv

  • First attested 1665-1675, from Romani chiv (“blade").

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably Romani chiv blade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shiv Sentence Examples

  • One of the main organizations leading these protests, both in the courts and on the streets, was called Shiv Sena.

  • I don't want to screw around and play against the big leagues in Philadelphia; all your friends with the crazy middle names like, 'The Shiv' and 'The Hunchback' and 'Three Fingers'—really neat nicknames like that.

  • One SHIV used in monkeys and mutated into a pathogen so powerful that it kills rhesus macaques in weeks [9] .

  • These results show that co-expression of IL-5 stimulates SHIV replication in vitro.

  • You will use a variety of weapons, including a shiv, grenades, and many types of guns.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHI

Words Ending With

VIVHIV

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