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sleeve

Pronunciation: /sliːv/
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Definition of sleeve

noun

  • 1the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person’s arm:a shirt with the sleeves rolled up
  • 2a protective paper or cardboard cover for a record, CD, or DVD:an album sleeve
  • a protective or connecting tube fitting over or enclosing a rod, spindle, or smaller tube.
  • 3a windsock.
  • a drogue towed by an aircraft.

Phrases

up one's sleeve

(of a strategy, idea, or resource) kept secret and in reserve for use when needed:he was new to the game but had a few tricks up his sleeve

wear one's heart on one's sleeve

see heart.

Derivatives

sleeved

adjective
[often in combination]:a cap-sleeved shirt

sleeveless

adjective

Origin:

Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove 'covering'

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Definition of sleeve in the US English dictionary

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