stive

verb

ˈstīv

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

1

: to pack tightly : crowd

2

: to shut up in a warm close place : stifle, suffocate

intransitive verb

: suffocate

Word History

Etymology

Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly

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Rhymes for stive

• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• hereinabove