A sleeve (Old English: slīef, a word allied to slip, cf. Dutch sloof) is the part of a garment that covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. The sleeve is a characteristic of fashion seen in …

The meaning of SLEEVE is a part of a garment covering an arm. How to use sleeve in a sentence.

Idiom have something up your sleeve (Definition of sleeve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

SLEEVE definition: the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular. See examples of sleeve used in a sentence.

Definition of sleeve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The sleeve of an engine cylinder is its hard metal lining. The cylinders used replaceable sleeves to avoid costly rebores if the engine needs to be reconditioned. With the cylinder head removed, the bores …

Dec 20, 2025 · sleeve (third-person singular simple present sleeves, present participle sleeving, simple past and past participle sleeved) (transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a …