sleeve
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2.7
- noun
- /sliːv/
- For the first class, we used the authentic documents in protective sleeves but later changed to colored copies.
- protective sleeves
- plastic sleeves
- rubber sleeve
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Watch on YouTubeThen it comes in a plastic sleeve with her face on it.
- Then it comes in a plastic sleeve with her face on it.
- This is actually a really cool little laptop sleeve and it has our laptop.
Examples
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Just a simple paper sleeve over a plain black box.
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This is actually a really cool little laptop sleeve and it has our laptop.
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I just had to get a new sleeve, a white one.
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Then it comes in a plastic sleeve with her face on it.
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Now one thing for this is I want a sleeve for the battery.
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The protective sleeve device was then placed before the placement of the guide wire.
Academic text (2018) -
Depending on the health status of the animals, protective sleeves may also be necessary.
Academic text (2010) -
His rural mailbox and a newspaper sleeve were mounted on posts alongside the pavement.
Fiction book (2000) -
The record came in a beautiful album with a colorful sleeve featuring the band's logo.
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She slid the important documents into a protective sleeve to keep them safe from damage.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
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1.0
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
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1.0
A piece of paper or plastic that covers things such as food
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3.0
An outer cover that protects things like a tire from damage
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1.4
A thing that holds or supports other objects, like a pen stand
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1.0
Material used to cover and protect something, like a bandage or gift paper
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1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
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3.9
An outer covering that protects or decorates objects like bullets
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2.7
An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage
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3.2
Something you put over a thing to keep it safe from damage
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3.0
A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record
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3.9
A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record
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5.3
A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.6
To secretly find someone else's mistake funny without showing it
- Offensive
Feel secretly pleased and make fun of someone without showing it
- Informal
To show your feelings openly so other people can see them
Compounds
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6.2
A sleeve that goes to the collar in one piece with a slanted seam from the armpit to the neck
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8.7
A sleeve with a very wide armhole and a tight wrist cuff that drapes over the upper arm
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sleeve for a record or DVD uses the same idea: the name comes from an old word like slip meaning 'to slide', so you can remember it as the cover you slide the disc or record into for protection.