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ALL meanings of sleeve

sleeve
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  • noun sleeve arm of garment 1
  • noun sleeve case for object 1
  • noun sleeve protective covering for record 1
  • noun sleeve the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular. 1
  • noun sleeve an envelope, usually of paper, for protecting a phonograph record. 1
  • noun sleeve Machinery. a tubular piece, as of metal, fitting over a rod or the like. 1
  • verb with object sleeve to furnish with sleeves. 1
  • verb with object sleeve Machinery. to fit with a sleeve; join or fasten by means of a sleeve. 1
  • idioms sleeve have something up one's sleeve, to have a secret plan, scheme, opinion, or the like: I could tell by her sly look that she had something up her sleeve. 1
  • idioms sleeve laugh up / in one's sleeve, to be secretly amused or contemptuous; laugh inwardly: to laugh up one's sleeve at someone's affectations. 1
  • countable noun sleeve The sleeves of a coat, shirt, or other item of clothing are the parts that cover your arms. 0
  • countable noun sleeve A record sleeve is the stiff envelope in which a record is kept. 0
  • noun sleeve the part of a garment covering the arm 0
  • noun sleeve a tubular piece that is forced or shrunk into a cylindrical bore to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material; liner 0
  • noun sleeve a tube fitted externally over two cylindrical parts in order to join them; bush 0
  • noun sleeve a flat cardboard or plastic container to protect a gramophone record 0
  • verb sleeve to provide with a sleeve or sleeves 0
  • noun sleeve that part of a garment that covers an arm or part of an arm 0
  • noun sleeve a tube or tubelike part fitting over or around another part 0
  • noun sleeve a thin paper or plastic cover for protecting a phonograph record, usually within a jacket (sense 2) jacket (sense 2b) 0
  • noun sleeve a drogue towed by an airplane for target practice 0
  • verb transitive sleeve to provide or fit with a sleeve or sleeves 0
  • noun sleeve The sleeve of an engine cylinder is its hard metal lining. 0
  • noun sleeve A sleeve is a tube of material that is put into a cylindrical bore, for example to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material. 0
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