Definition of stive Stive

We found 8 definitions of stive from 3 different sources.

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What does stive mean?

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  • stive (Noun)
    A stew.
  • stive (Noun)
    The floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
  • stive (Verb)
    To be stifled or suffocated.
  • stive (Verb)
    To compress, to cram; to make close and hot; to render stifling.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • stive (v. t.)
    To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to render stifling.
  • stive (v. i.)
    To be stifled or suffocated.
  • stive (n.)
    The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐Ÿ“•

  • stive
    stฤซv, v.i. (prov.) to stew, to be stifled.โ€”adj. Stฤซโ€ฒvy, close, stuffy

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