"shiv" meaning in English

See shiv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɪv/ Audio: en-au-shiv.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shiv.wav [UK] Forms: shiv [singular], shivs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A shiv is a makeshift knife.
    Sense id: simple-shiv-en-noun-0gCkfibg

Verb

IPA: /ʃɪv/ Audio: en-au-shiv.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shiv.wav [UK] Forms: shiv [canonical], shivs [third-person, singular], shivved [past], shivved [past, participle], shivving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|shiv|v}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you shiv a person, you stab them with a shiv.
    Sense id: simple-shiv-en-verb-J9D8daxO
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