shiv

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʃɪv/

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Noun

Singular shiv

Plural shivs

A Soviet-era shiv.

1. (countable) A shiv is a makeshift knife.

Verb

Plain form shiv

Third-person singular shivs

Past tense shivved

Past participle shivved

Present participle shivving

1. (transitive) If you shiv a person, you stab them with a shiv.