| 释义 |
steeve
I. \ˈstēv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English stef (adverb steve)
chiefly Scotland : stiff, firm, sturdy
• steeve·ly adverb, chiefly Scot
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English steven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly, from Latin stipare to press together, pack tightly — more at stiff
: to stow especially in a ship's hold : stuff, pack, store
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
of a bowsprit : to incline upward at an angle with the horizon or the line of the keel
transitive verb
: to set (a bowsprit) at an upward inclination
IV. noun
also steev·ing \-viŋ, -vēŋ\
(-s)
: the angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon or with the keel
< was arranged with only slight steeve — E.W.White > |