sheave 1
(shēv)tr.v. sheaved,
sheav·ing,
sheaves To collect and bind into a sheaf.
sheave 2
(shēv, shĭv)n. A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.
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sheave
(ʃiːv) vb (tr) to gather or bind into sheaves
sheave
(ʃiːv) n (Mechanical Engineering) a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley
[C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scība disc]
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sheave1
(ʃiv)
v.t. sheaved, sheav•ing. to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.
[1570–80; derivative of
sheaf]
sheave2
(ʃɪv, ʃiv)
n. 1. a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a rope or wire.
2. a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
[1300–50]
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sheave
Past participle: sheaved
Gerund: sheaving
| Present |
|---|
| I sheave |
| you sheave |
| he/she/it sheaves |
| we sheave |
| you sheave |
| they sheave |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sheaved |
| you sheaved |
| he/she/it sheaved |
| we sheaved |
| you sheaved |
| they sheaved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sheaving |
| you are sheaving |
| he/she/it is sheaving |
| we are sheaving |
| you are sheaving |
| they are sheaving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sheaved |
| you have sheaved |
| he/she/it has sheaved |
| we have sheaved |
| you have sheaved |
| they have sheaved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sheaving |
| you were sheaving |
| he/she/it was sheaving |
| we were sheaving |
| you were sheaving |
| they were sheaving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sheaved |
| you had sheaved |
| he/she/it had sheaved |
| we had sheaved |
| you had sheaved |
| they had sheaved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sheave |
| you will sheave |
| he/she/it will sheave |
| we will sheave |
| you will sheave |
| they will sheave |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sheaved |
| you will have sheaved |
| he/she/it will have sheaved |
| we will have sheaved |
| you will have sheaved |
| they will have sheaved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sheaving |
| you will be sheaving |
| he/she/it will be sheaving |
| we will be sheaving |
| you will be sheaving |
| they will be sheaving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sheaving |
| you have been sheaving |
| he/she/it has been sheaving |
| we have been sheaving |
| you have been sheaving |
| they have been sheaving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sheaving |
| you will have been sheaving |
| he/she/it will have been sheaving |
| we will have been sheaving |
| you will have been sheaving |
| they will have been sheaving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sheaving |
| you had been sheaving |
| he/she/it had been sheaving |
| we had been sheaving |
| you had been sheaving |
| they had been sheaving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sheave |
| you would sheave |
| he/she/it would sheave |
| we would sheave |
| you would sheave |
| they would sheave |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sheaved |
| you would have sheaved |
| he/she/it would have sheaved |
| we would have sheaved |
| you would have sheaved |
| they would have sheaved |
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