shiv
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shiv
(shĭv) Slangn.
A knife, razor, or other sharp or pointed implement, especially one used as a weapon.
tr.v. shivved, shiv·ving, shivs
To stab with a shiv.
[Probably Romani chiv, blade.]
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shiv
(ʃɪv)n
a variant spelling of chiv
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shiv
(ʃɪv)n. Slang.
a knife, esp. a switchblade.
[1910–15; appar. alter. of earlier chiv(e) < Romany]
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shiv
Past participle: shivved
Gerund: shivving
| Imperative |
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| shiv |
| shiv |
| Present |
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| I shiv |
| you shiv |
| he/she/it shivs |
| we shiv |
| you shiv |
| they shiv |
| Preterite |
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| I shivved |
| you shivved |
| he/she/it shivved |
| we shivved |
| you shivved |
| they shivved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shivving |
| you are shivving |
| he/she/it is shivving |
| we are shivving |
| you are shivving |
| they are shivving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have shivved |
| you have shivved |
| he/she/it has shivved |
| we have shivved |
| you have shivved |
| they have shivved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was shivving |
| you were shivving |
| he/she/it was shivving |
| we were shivving |
| you were shivving |
| they were shivving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had shivved |
| you had shivved |
| he/she/it had shivved |
| we had shivved |
| you had shivved |
| they had shivved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will shiv |
| you will shiv |
| he/she/it will shiv |
| we will shiv |
| you will shiv |
| they will shiv |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have shivved |
| you will have shivved |
| he/she/it will have shivved |
| we will have shivved |
| you will have shivved |
| they will have shivved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be shivving |
| you will be shivving |
| he/she/it will be shivving |
| we will be shivving |
| you will be shivving |
| they will be shivving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been shivving |
| you have been shivving |
| he/she/it has been shivving |
| we have been shivving |
| you have been shivving |
| they have been shivving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been shivving |
| you will have been shivving |
| he/she/it will have been shivving |
| we will have been shivving |
| you will have been shivving |
| they will have been shivving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been shivving |
| you had been shivving |
| he/she/it had been shivving |
| we had been shivving |
| you had been shivving |
| they had been shivving |
| Conditional |
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| I would shiv |
| you would shiv |
| he/she/it would shiv |
| we would shiv |
| you would shiv |
| they would shiv |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have shivved |
| you would have shivved |
| he/she/it would have shivved |
| we would have shivved |
| you would have shivved |
| they would have shivved |
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Noun 1. shiv - a knife used as a weapon
knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
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