stive
1 of 3verb
ˈstīv
-ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
1
: to pack tightly : crowd
2
: to shut up in a warm close place : stifle, suffocate
intransitive verb
: suffocate
stive
2 of 3noun
"
plural -s
: dust
especially : the floating dust in flour mills caused by grinding
stive
3 of 3"
chiefly Scottish variant of steeve:1
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly
Noun
obsolete Dutch stuive, from Middle Dutch stuve, stuyve pulverization; akin to Middle Dutch stuven, stieven to raise dust, Middle Low German stūven to raise dust, stübbe dust, Old High German stoub dust, stioban to raise dust, stuppi dust, Gothic stubjus
- throughfare
- throughgoing
- throughither
- throughline
- throughly
- throughother
- throughout
- throughouter
- throughoutest
- throughoutter
- throughouttest
- throughput
- throughputs
- throughs
- throughway
- throughways
- throve
- throve on
- throw
- throw (on)
- throw (someone) a bone
- throw (someone) a curve/curveball
- throw (someone) a kiss
- throw (someone) for a loop
- throw (someone) for a loss