"steeve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /stiːv/ Forms: steeves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Head templates: {{en-noun}} steeve (plural steeves)
  1. (nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-steeve-en-noun-m17SJYu1 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
    Sense id: en-steeve-en-noun-XW5FiRN3

Verb [English]

IPA: /stiːv/ Forms: steeves [present, singular, third-person], steeving [participle, present], steeved [participle, past], steeved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Head templates: {{en-verb}} steeve (third-person singular simple present steeves, present participle steeving, simple past and past participle steeved)
  1. (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc. Tags: archaic Translations (To project upward): stevenen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-steeve-en-verb-qv9pUub2 Disambiguation of 'To project upward': 99 1
  2. (transitive) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-steeve-en-verb-il1CVVrI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 23 43

Inflected forms

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