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noun
- 1. the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person's arm: "a shirt with the sleeves rolled up"
- 2. a protective paper or cardboard cover for a record, CD, or DVD: "an album sleeve"
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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.
noun. ˈslēv. plural sleeves. 1. a. : a part of a garment covering an arm. b. : sleevelet. 2. a. : a tubular part (such as a hollow axle or a bushing) designed to fit over another part. b. : an open-ended flat or tubular packaging or cover. especially : jacket sense 3c (2) 3. : a collection of tattoos or one large tattoo that covers the arm or leg.
Definition of sleeve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm: short / long sleeves. The sleeves are too long for me. You'd better roll your sleeves up or you'll get them dirty. popovaphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. Fewer examples. The sleeve of my jacket got caught on the door handle and ripped.
The part of your clothing that covers your arm (or part of your arm) is a sleeve. Some t-shirts have long sleeves, others have short sleeves, and your tank top doesn't have any sleeves at all. On a hot day, you might roll up the sleeves of your shirt, or you might change into one with short sleeves (or no sleeves at all, also known as ...
A complete guide to the word "SLEEVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
SLEEVE definition: the part of a jacket, shirt, etc that covers your arm: . Learn more.
the part of a jacket, shirt, etc. that covers your arm: He rolled up his sleeves to do the dishes. have something up your sleeve informal. to have a secret plan. (Definition of sleeve from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sleeve. in Chinese (Traditional) 衣服, 袖子, 封套… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
