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Definition sleeve in British English

sleeve noun

[countable] noun
/sliːv/
1

the part of a piece of clothing that covers your arm

Example

a dress with long sleeves

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arm armhole basque
2

a paper or plastic cover that protects something such as a record or a book

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acknowledgments addendum afterword
2.1

a tube that surrounds and protects part of a machine

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ancillary ball bearing bearing
3

to get prepared to do a lot of hard work

Example

Roll up your sleeves and know that your boss and colleagues are doing the same.

Definition sleeve in British English