Alternative form of STEVE. An atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky.
"The observers gazed upward to witness a rare steve, seeing its distinctive glowing purple ribbon and oblique green spikes race across the sky over southern Canada."
Alternative form of STEVE
An aurora-like light found in southern Canada (consistently lower latitude, unlike the aurora borealis which is generally high latitude), composed of a glowing purple ribbon of light, with green spikes coming off obliquely parallel to each other, moving at about 6.5 km/s East to West. Presumably occurs in the southern hemisphere as well.
"Steve is my neighbor who always waves when he walks by."
To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold.
"The crew spent the night steveing the heavy crates into the hold before departure."
"Do not let Steve steal your lunch money from the table."
A diminutive of the male given name Steven and Stephen; also used as a formal male given name.
"Steve arrived at the meeting dressed in his usual sharp suit, proving that he is both a classic nickname and a valid formal name on its own."
Steve is a shortened form of Stephen, which comes from the ancient Greek word for "crown" or "wreath." The name entered English through Latin as Stephanus before being adapted into its modern spelling.