EnglishMain Dictionary
sleeve
Universal Words
noun
1 a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm:
a dress with short / long sleeves * Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.
seealsoSHIRTSLEEVE
2 (-sleeved) (in adjectives) having sleeves of the type mentioned:
a short-sleeved shirt
3 (also jacket especially in AmE) a stiff paper or cardboard envelope for a record:
a colourful sleeve design * sleeve notes (= information about the music or the performers on the record)
4 a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it
sleeveless adjective:
a sleeveless dress
IDIOMS
have / keep sth up your sleeve to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it:
Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve.
moreatACEn., CARDn., LAUGHv., ROLLv., TRICKn., WEARv.
