"stive" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /staɪv/
Etymology: Apparently from a Middle Dutch noun related to stuiven and cognate to German Staub (“dust”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|de|Staub||dust}} German Staub (“dust”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} stive
  1. The floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding. Derived forms: stive-box, stive-room
    Sense id: en-stive-en-noun-VLu-uzHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 4 11 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 18 21 2 3 1 28 25 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 1 2 1 26 23 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} stive
  1. Obsolete form of stew. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: stew
    Sense id: en-stive-en-noun-BDO60-b8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /staɪv/ Forms: stives [present, singular, third-person], stiving [participle, present], stived [participle, past], stived [past]
Etymology: From Middle English stīven. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stīven}} Middle English stīven Head templates: {{en-verb}} stive (third-person singular simple present stives, present participle stiving, simple past and past participle stived)
  1. (UK, dialect, transitive, intransitive) To stew; to be stifled or suffocated. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-stive-en-verb-zK~48v~6 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /staɪv/ Forms: stives [present, singular, third-person], stiving [participle, present], stived [participle, past], stived [past]
Etymology: Related to Italian stivàre, Portuguese estivar. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|stivare|stivàre}} Italian stivàre, {{cog|pt|estivar}} Portuguese estivar Head templates: {{en-verb}} stive (third-person singular simple present stives, present participle stiving, simple past and past participle stived)
  1. (transitive) Sometimes with up: to compress (something); to cram. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-stive-en-verb-bZxXDtsU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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