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    sheave
    /ʃiːv/

    verb

    • 1. another term for sheaf

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sheaveSheave Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈshiv. ˈshēv. : a grooved wheel or pulley (as of a pulley block) sheave. 2 of 2. verb. ˈshēv. sheaved; sheaving. transitive verb. : to gather and bind into a sheaf. Examples of sheave in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. The primary sheave nut may loosen and fall off. Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sheaveSHEAVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sheave definition: to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.. See examples of SHEAVE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHEAVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: to gather or bind into sheaves a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley.... Click for more definitions.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysheave | Definition and example sentences - Cambridge Dictionary

    sheave | Definition and example sentences. BETA. Examples of sheave. Dictionary > Examples of sheave. sheave isn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! The sheave was left unprotected; otherwise this poor fellow would not have met with the accident. From the. Hansard archive.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sheaveSheave - definition of sheave by The Free Dictionary

    Define sheave. sheave synonyms, sheave pronunciation, sheave translation, English dictionary definition of sheave. tr.v. sheaved , sheav·ing , sheaves To collect and bind into a sheaf. n. A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.

  7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › sheavesheave - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · sheave (plural sheaves) A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › sheaveSheave Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A wheel with a grooved rim, such as is mounted in a pulley block to guide the rope or cable; pulley wheel. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Sheave. Noun. Singular: sheave. Plural: sheaves 1. Origin of Sheave. Akin to German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa (“slice" ). For more see shive.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › sheave_n1sheave, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun sheave is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for sheave is from 1336, in Accounts of the Exchequer of the King's Remembrancer. sheave is a word inherited from Germanic. See etymology.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishsheave - definition of sheave in English from the Oxford ...

    a wheel with a groove for a rope to run on, as in a pulley block.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › sheave'sSHEAVE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Sheave definition: . See examples of SHEAVE used in a sentence.