sleevenoun/sliːv/

• 1

  The part of a garment that covers the arm.

  • The sleeves on my coat are too long.
• 2

  A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.

  • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
• 3

  A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.

• 4

  A tattoo covering the whole arm.

• 5

  A narrow channel of water.

  • Even from Southhampton ' s shore through Wilts and Somerset The Attrebates in Bark unto the bank of Tames Betwixt the Celtic sleeve and the Sabrinian streams
• 6

  Sleave; untwisted thread.

• 7

  A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces.

  • For example, you may serve a patron a 12 oz sleeve of beer and a 5 oz glass of wine (or alternately 1.5 oz spirits) at the same time.
• 8

  A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers, or a similar package of disposable drinking cups.

  • A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.

sleeveverb/sliːv/

• 1

  To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.

• 2

  To hide something up one's sleeve.

  • There are certain types of sleeving that are difficult to perform with the shirt sleeves down, and it is difficult and risky to attempt sleeving while wearing a shirt with "French" cuffs.