Meaning of sleeve in English

sleeve

noun [ C ]

/sliːv/ us

/sliːv/

sleeve noun [C] (CLOTHING PART)

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(also arm)

the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm:

short/long sleeves

The sleeves are too long for me.

You'd better roll your sleeves up or you'll get them dirty.

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The sleeve of my jacket got caught on the door handle and ripped.
You could always turn the sleeves up.
She wiped her nose on her sleeve.
One of his sleeves was ripped.
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small.

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sleeve noun [C] (COVER)

mainly UK

(US also jacket)

a cover to protect something:

Can you put the record back in its sleeve, please?

a tube-shaped covering to protect a part of a machine

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sleeve noun [C] (TATTOO)

a tattoo (= permanent skin decoration) that covers the whole of someone's arm

Idiom

have something up your sleeve

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sleeve | American Dictionary

sleeve

noun [ C ]

/sliv/

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the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm:

I wore the black dress with the short sleeves.

(Definition of sleeve from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sleeve

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Initially, it is present as a sleeve of material, uniformly surrounding the acrosomal process.

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This is done by selecting the categories of the body, sleeves, and neck from pull-down menus.

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Moreover, sometimes the sources of the recorded vocal sounds are credited in the sleeve notes.

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Information on composers, performers and other producers, as they are mentioned in the sleeve notes, also has a symbolic function.

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I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace.

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One must be touched by the earnestness that makes a man wear asymmetrical clothing because, strictly speaking, he needs only one wide sleeve.

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In this case, however, we are looking at one of the tricks that history keeps up its sleeve to confound prediction.

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Placement of sensors in the sleeve was determined in a quasi-custom manner by preliminary testing with palpation and manually placed sensors.

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A netting sleeve was tied around the neck of the flask to enclose the frame and plants.

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For example, habit sleeves had to be stylish, while allowing the arms free play.

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Fourthly, there is an important sense in which an album sleeve can be seen as a commodity in its own right.

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The sleeve could record all 32 sites without repositioning.

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My first glance is always at a woman's sleeve.

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The inflated aerofoil consisted of an impervious sleeve supported by thin steel wedges a t the leading and trailing edges.

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Thus, studios are often pictured on album sleeves and some studios have become familiar 'brand names', which helps to sell albums.

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