slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past slived or slove, past participle slived or sliven)
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To cut; split; separate.
(transitive, obsolete or dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
slive (plural slives)
(dialectal) A slice or sliver; slip, chip.
slive (third-person singular simple present slives, present participle sliving, simple past and past participle slived)
(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
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Source: Wiktionary
Slive, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Slip.]
Definition: To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
Slive, v. t. Etym: [OE. sliven to split, cleave, AS. slifan.]
Definition: To cut; to split; to separate. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
