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slive

verb
/slaɪv//slɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-✻ — “to cut”
  2. inherited from *slībaną✻ — “to split”
  3. inherited from *slīban✻
  4. inherited from slīfan — “to cleave, split”
  5. inherited from sliven

Definitions

  1. To cut

    To cut; split; separate.

  2. To cut or slice something off

    To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.

  3. A slice or sliver

    A slice or sliver; slip, chip.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To sneak

      To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.

    2. To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident.

The neighborhood

Derived

toslive

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA