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# sleeve

noun (a sleeve, sleeves)

«sleeve» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sleeve is the part of a shirt, coat or jumper that covers your arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#m1)
2. A sleeve is also a cover or case for something flat, like a record, a laptop or a card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you roll up your sleeves to wash or work; in stories «to have something up your sleeve» means to have a secret plan or trick. Phrases: «long sleeves», «short sleeves», «roll up your sleeves», «up your sleeve», «wear your heart on your sleeve».

### Examples

- My jumper has long sleeves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x1)
- Roll up your sleeves before you paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x2)
- He wiped his nose on his sleeve! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x3)
- It's hot, so wear a T-shirt with short sleeves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x4)
- Put the photo back in its plastic sleeve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x5)
- The magician hid a card up his sleeve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x6)
- She always has a clever idea up her sleeve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x7)
- “He was in his shirt sleeves trembling with cold.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Adjective: sleeveless (with no sleeves). «Roll up your sleeves» can also mean get ready to work hard. «Wear your heart on your sleeve» = show your feelings openly. Coughing into your sleeve (elbow) stops germs spreading.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sleeve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sleeve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sleeve.html) on Mova free.