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- Dictionarysleeve/slēv/
noun
- 1. the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person's arm: "a shirt with the sleeves rolled up"
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SLEEVE definition: 1. the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm: 2. a cover to protect…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLEEVE is a part of a garment covering an arm. How to use sleeve in a sentence.
a protective container, usually thin and flexible with an opening on one side for insertion or removal of an item, as a paper storage envelope for a phonograph record, or a padded case for a tablet or other electronic device: a 24-sleeve CD wallet. a form-fitting laptop sleeve; a 24-sleeve CD wallet.
noun. (Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components) A sleeve is a tube of material that is put into a cylindrical bore, for example to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material. Sometimes there is a metal sleeve in the bore to give it more strength.
n. 1. A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm. 2. A case into which an object or device fits: a record sleeve. 3. A tattoo that covers all or a large part of the arm. tr.v. sleeved, sleev·ing, sleeves. To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve. Idiom: up (one's) sleeve.
Definition of sleeve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 4, 2024 · sleeve (third-person singular simple present sleeves, present participle sleeving, simple past and past participle sleeved) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder. (magic tricks) To hide something up one's sleeve.
