steeved
steeved is the simple past and past participle of steeve.
Meaning of steeve
Verb
steeve (third-person singular simple present steeves, present participle steeving, simple past and past participle steeved)
- To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
- To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
- "They are all alike to me." And indeed to a landsman, the nodding schooners around seemed run from the same mold.
"They ain't, though. That yaller, dirty packet with her bowsprit steeved that way, she's the Hope of Prague. Nick Brady's her skipper, the meanest man on the Banks. […]"1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
- "They are all alike to me." And indeed to a landsman, the nodding schooners around seemed run from the same mold.
Adjective
steeved (comparative more steeved, superlative most steeved)
Forms of steeved
| comparative | more steeved |
|---|---|
| superlative | most steeved |
Questions about steeved
- What does steeved mean?
- Steeved means frozen.
- What is steeved the simple past and past participle of?
- Steeved is the simple past and past participle of steeve.
- What part of speech is steeved?
- Steeved is an adjective.
Words near steeved in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: steeved (page history and authors); steeve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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