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Sleeve has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

"She rolled up her sleeve to get a better grip on the steering wheel."

2

small case into which an object fits

"She placed her phone inside the protective sleeve before putting it in her bag."

3

The part of a garment that covers the arm.

"She rolled up her sleeve to get better circulation while working in the hot kitchen."

In plain English: A sleeve is the part of a shirt or jacket that covers your arm from the shoulder to the wrist.

"She rolled up her sleeve to fix the leaky faucet."

Verb
1

To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.

"The tailor carefully sewed the new fabric onto the shoulder seam to properly sleeve the vintage blazer for its upcoming sale."

In plain English: To sleeve something means to put it inside a protective covering, like putting a shirt into a plastic bag for storage.

"The old man began to sleeve his new shirt before heading out for dinner."

Usage: Use the verb to sleeve when describing the process of attaching sleeves to garments like shirts or jackets during construction or alteration. This term specifically refers to adding the fabric component rather than putting an arm inside it while wearing clothing.

Example Sentences
"She rolled up her sleeve to fix the leaky faucet." noun
"The old man began to sleeve his new shirt before heading out for dinner." verb
"She decided to sleeve her shirt to protect it from the paint." verb
"The tailor will sleeve your new jacket with heavy-duty fabric for winter." verb
"He couldn't sleeve the sleeves in time before the deadline arrived." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cloth covering case
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dolman sleeve long sleeve raglan sleeve shirtsleeve short sleeve record sleeve

Origin

The word sleeve comes from Old English slīef, where it originally meant the same garment we know today. It traveled into Middle English as sleve before becoming part of standard modern usage.

Rhyming Words
eve weve veve reve neve leve nieve nueve steve preve maeve naeve beeve keeve greve dreve sieve breve cleve bleve
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