🚗 A thin groove ✂️ To cut grooves

to sipe

1 9.6

To cut thin slits in tires and shoe soles to improve grip on wet or icy ground

verb
/saɪp/

Specialized

: ranurar

Some hikers sipe the soles of their boots for better traction on icy trails.

Examples

Before the race, the team decided to sipe the tires for improved performance in the rain.
The mechanic will sipe your tires to help prevent slipping on wet roads.
You should sipe the tires for better grip.
He siped the shoe soles to prevent slipping.
The mechanic will sipe your tires to help prevent slipping on wet roads.
Before the race, the team decided to sipe the tires for improved performance in the rain.
Some hikers sipe the soles of their boots for better traction on icy trails.

Synonyms

to groove

vsto sipe

2 5.1

To make a long narrow cut or channel in a surface

is a specialized thin slit made to improve grip and drain water

to chase

vsto sipe

Specialized

1 9.1

To cut a narrow groove into a wall or other surface

is done instead for grip and water drainage rather than decoration

Surface Forms

sipe infinitive

siped past

siped past participle

siping present participle

sipes third person singular

Etymology

One common story says the verb sipe comes from that same mechanic name and means 'to cut tiny slits' in a tire or shoe sole so the surface can drain water and hold the road better.