I. ˈshiv, ˈshēv noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sheve, shive sheave, slice; akin to Old High German scība disk, Icelandic skīfa disk, Latin scipio staff, Greek skipōn staff, Old English scēadan, scādan to divide, separate — more at shed
1. also sheeve “
a. : the grooved wheel or pulley of a pulley block or any of several such wheels
b. : any grooved wheel or pulley
c. : the eccentric disk of an eccentric
2. archaic : slice
II. ˈshēv transitive verb
or sheaf -ēf
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: sheave from sheaf (I) , after such pairs as English grief : grieve; sheaf from sheaf (I)
: to gather and bind into a sheaf
III. ˈshēv intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps from Middle English scheven to shove, from Old English scēofan, alteration of scūfan — more at shove
: to reverse the action of the oars in rowing a boat : backwater