vt to elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon;
said of the bowsprit, ·etc.
2. steeve ·vt to stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. ·see steeve, ·noun (b).
3. steeve ·noun the angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel;
called also steeving.
4. steeve ·vi to project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel;
said of the bowsprit, ·etc.
5. steeve ·noun a spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.