English Explanatory Dictionary

shiv

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
  2. A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
verb
  1. To stab (someone) with a shiv.
  2. To stab (someone) with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
name
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪv/ En-au-shiv.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shiv.wav

Word forms

shiv shivs chib chiv shive shivving shivved

Etymology

First attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).

Synonyms

shank jab chef chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride job juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach run through shiv spear speet splash stab stick stob stog thrust yerk

Derived words

shivvy

Translations

Dutch: steken Finnish: puukottaa French: suriner Italian: accoltellare Russian: пырну́ть зато́чкой
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