SHEAVE Meaning of SHEAVE in English [sheave] n [ME sheve; akin to OHG sciba disk] (14c): a grooved wheel or pulley (as of a pulley block) [2]sheave vt sheaved ; sheav.ing [sheaf] (1598): to gather and bind into a sheaf Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012