"sipe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /saɪp/ Forms: sipes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪp Etymology: From Old English sipian, related to seep. * around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 , : "Seo eore hit helt & be sumum dæle swil, & for am sype heo bi eleht." Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|sipian}} Old English sipian, {{m|en|seep}} seep Head templates: {{en-noun}} sipe (plural sipes)
  1. (US) Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-sipe-en-noun-akg2wvLt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 14 19 15
  2. (British, dialect) A drain. Tags: British, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sipe-en-noun-N~FYkJ4M Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /saɪp/ Forms: sipes [present, singular, third-person], siping [participle, present], siped [participle, past], siped [past]
Rhymes: -aɪp Etymology: From Old English sipian, related to seep. * around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 , : "Seo eore hit helt & be sumum dæle swil, & for am sype heo bi eleht." Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|sipian}} Old English sipian, {{m|en|seep}} seep Head templates: {{en-verb}} sipe (third-person singular simple present sipes, present participle siping, simple past and past participle siped)
  1. (US) To cut grooves in tires. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-sipe-en-verb-H9SnbPmg Categories (other): American English
  2. (intransitive, British) To drain, to filter through peat or reeds; to seep. Tags: British, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sipe-en-verb-0B--oooH Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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