shiv


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shiv

 (shĭv) Slang
n.
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
shiv
shiv
Present
I shiv
you shiv
he/she/it shivs
we shiv
you shiv
they shiv
Preterite
I shivved
you shivved
he/she/it shivved
we shivved
you shivved
they shivved
Present Continuous
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
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shiv - a knife used as a weapon
knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
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