"steeve" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 65 11 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 58 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 71 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 78 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 55 16 19

Verb

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

Inflected forms

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