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Shiv - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun shiv

is a knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

As a verb shiv

is to stab someone with a shiv.

shiv

English

Alternative forms

* chib, chiv * shive

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
  • A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
  • (computing) A shim, i.e. a small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.

    • Verb

  • To stab someone with a shiv.
  • (by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

    • Anagrams

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.