Meaning

9 senses
  1. The part of a garment that covers the arm.

    The sleeves on my coat are too long.

    Ärmel

    рука́вrukáv

    рука́вrukáv

    the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

  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.

    Hülse, Schutzhülle, Tülle

    рука́вrukáv, вту́лкаvtúlka, ги́льзаgílʹza

  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.

    Schallplattenhülle, Hülle, Cover

  4. A tattoo covering the whole arm.

  5. A narrow channel of water.

  6. Sleave; untwisted thread.

  7. (British Columbia)A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces.

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

  9. A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.

Examples

249 sentences
  1. He held her by the sleeve.

    Вiн притримував ïï за рукав.

    ruОн удерживал её за рукав.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I wear short-sleeve shirts in the summer.

    Влітку я ношу сорочки з короткими рукавами.

    ruЛетом я ношу рубашки с короткими рукавами.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Don't pull my sleeve.

    Не тягни мене за рукав.

    ruНе тяните меня за рукав.

    deZupf nicht an meinem Ärmel!

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Roll up your right sleeve.

    Закатайте правий рукав.

    ruЗакатайте правый рукав.

    deKrempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch!

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. The men are wearing short sleeves.

    ruНа мужчинах рубашки с короткими рукавами.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of a garment that covers the arm:
Русский
By meaning 2
part of a garment that covers the arm:
mechanical covering or lining:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
part of a garment that covers the arm:
mechanical covering or lining:
record cover:

Origin

From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate wi

From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: sleeves
Singularsleeve
Pluralsleeves

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm:arm

Word family

59 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • short sleeve shirts
  • worn short sleeves
  • up your sleeve
  • short sleeve
  • up his sleeve
  • sleeve shirts

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sleeve — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto