sleeve
/sliːv/
The part of a garment that covers the arm; A 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
- plural
- sleeves
Meanings
- 1
The part of a garment that covers the arm
Tom rolled up his sleeves.
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He rolled up his sleeves.
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- 2
A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc
- 3
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
- 4
A tattoo covering the whole armrare
- 5
A narrow channel of waterrare
- 6
Sleave; untwisted threadrare
- 7
A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ouncesrare
- 8
A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers, or a similar package of disposable drinking cupsrare
- 9
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 jointrare