sheave
(redirected from sheaving)Also found in: Encyclopedia.
sheave 1
(shēv)tr.v. sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves
To collect and bind into a sheaf.
[From sheaf.]
sheave 2
(shēv, shĭv)n.
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
sheave
Past participle: sheaved
Gerund: sheaving
| Imperative |
|---|
| sheave |
| sheave |
| 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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011