Definitions from Wiktionary (steeve)
▸ noun: (nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
▸ noun: A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
▸ verb: (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
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▸ noun: (nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
▸ noun: A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
▸ verb: (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
▸ Also see steeve
▸ Words similar to steeving
▸ Usage examples for steeving
▸ Idioms related to steeving
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing steeving
▸ Words that often appear near steeving
▸ Rhymes of steeving
▸ Invented words related to steeving