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sleeve

/sliv/

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Other forms: sleeves

The part of your clothing that covers your arm (or part of your arm) is a sleeve. Some t-shirts have long sleeves, others have short sleeves, and your tank top doesn't have any sleeves at all.

On a hot day, you might roll up the sleeves of your shirt, or you might change into one with short sleeves (or no sleeves at all, also known as sleeveless). Another kind of sleeve is a container or protective covering, like a record sleeve or a sleeve of crackers. If you have something "up your sleeve," it means you're hiding something to use later in a surprising way.

Definitions of sleeve
  1. noun
    the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
    synonyms: arm
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    dolman sleeve
    a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff
    long sleeve
    a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist
    raglan sleeve
    a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck
    shirtsleeve
    the sleeve of a shirt
    short sleeve
    a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow
    type of:
    cloth covering
    a covering made of cloth
  2. noun
    small case into which an object fits
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    types:
    record cover, record sleeve
    a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
    type of:
    case
    a portable container for carrying several objects
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