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Sleeve vs Rile - What's the difference?

sleeve | rile |

As verbs the difference between sleeve and rile

is that sleeve is to fit a sleeve to while rile is to make angry.

As a noun sleeve

is the part of a garment that covers the arm.

sleeve

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of a garment that covers the arm.
    • The sleeves on my coat are too long.
  • A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
    • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
  • A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
  • A narrow channel of water.
  • * Drayton
    • the Celtic Sea, called oftentimes the Sleeve
  • sleave; untwisted thread.
  • (British Columbia) A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.
  • (label) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
  • * 2012 , Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012:
  • *:A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.

    • Derived terms

    * shirtsleeves * sleeveless

    Verb

    (sleev)
  • to fit a sleeve to

    • See also

    * raglan * thimble

    Anagrams

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    rile

    English

    Verb

    (ril)
  • to make angry
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 20 , author=Michael da Silva , title=Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.}}
  • to stir or move from a state of calm or order
    • Money'' ''problems'' rile ''the underpaid worker every day .
    Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.
    It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.

    Synonyms

    * aggravate * anger * annoy * irritate * vex

    Derived terms

    * to get riled up - to become angry

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