Sleeve Definition

slēv
sleeved, sleeves, sleeving
noun
sleeves
That part of a garment that covers an arm or part of an arm.
Webster's New World
A tube or tubelike part fitting over or around another part.
Webster's New World
A case into which an object or device fits.
A record sleeve.
American Heritage

A thin paper or plastic cover for protecting a phonograph record, usually within a jacket.

Webster's New World
Tattooing covering much or most of the arm.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
sleeved, sleeves, sleeving
To provide or fit with a sleeve or sleeves.
Webster's New World
idiom
up (one's) sleeve
  • Hidden but ready to be used:

    I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

American Heritage
roll up one's sleeves
  • to prepare to work, esp. at a difficult task requiring prolonged effort
Webster's New World
up one's sleeve
  • hidden or secret but ready at hand
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sleeve

Noun

Singular:
sleeve
Plural:
sleeves

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sleeve

Origin of Sleeve

  • Middle English sleve from Old English slēf sleubh- in Indo-European roots

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

  • From Middle English sleve, from Old English sliefe, slefe.

    From Wiktionary

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