helve

helve

H0139200 (hĕlv)n. A handle of a tool, such as an axe, chisel, or hammer.

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[Middle English, from Old English hielfe.]

helve

(hɛlv) n (Tools) the handle of a hand tool such as an axe or pickvb (Tools) (tr) to fit a helve to (a tool)[Old English hielfe; related to Old Saxon hèlvi, Old High German halb, Lithuanian kìlpa stirrup; see halter]

helve

(hɛlv)

n., v. helved, helv•ing. n. 1. the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like. v.t. 2. to furnish with a helve. [before 900; Middle English; Old English h(i)elfe, c. Old Saxon helfi, Old High German halp]

helve

Past participle: helved
Gerund: helving

Imperative
helve
helve

Present
I helve
you helve
he/she/it helves
we helve
you helve
they helve

Preterite
I helved
you helved
he/she/it helved
we helved
you helved
they helved

Present Continuous
I am helving
you are helving
he/she/it is helving
we are helving
you are helving
they are helving

Present Perfect
I have helved
you have helved
he/she/it has helved
we have helved
you have helved
they have helved

Past Continuous
I was helving
you were helving
he/she/it was helving
we were helving
you were helving
they were helving

Past Perfect
I had helved
you had helved
he/she/it had helved
we had helved
you had helved
they had helved

Future
I will helve
you will helve
he/she/it will helve
we will helve
you will helve
they will helve

Future Perfect
I will have helved
you will have helved
he/she/it will have helved
we will have helved
you will have helved
they will have helved

Future Continuous
I will be helving
you will be helving
he/she/it will be helving
we will be helving
you will be helving
they will be helving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been helving
you have been helving
he/she/it has been helving
we have been helving
you have been helving
they have been helving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been helving
you will have been helving
he/she/it will have been helving
we will have been helving
you will have been helving
they will have been helving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been helving
you had been helving
he/she/it had been helving
we had been helving
you had been helving
they had been helving

Conditional
I would helve
you would helve
he/she/it would helve
we would helve
you would helve
they would helve

Past Conditional
I would have helved
you would have helved
he/she/it would have helved
we would have helved
you would have helved
they would have helved

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

helve - the handle of a weapon or tool haftawl - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holesax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handledagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbingfile - a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metalhandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handlereap hook, reaping hook, sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handlesword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

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