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# sleeve

«sleeve» in Mova's school dictionary: **the part of a shirt, coat or jumper that covers your arm** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sleeve, sleeves)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sleeve is the part of a shirt, coat or jumper that covers your arm. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [«Necessary» has one collar and two sleeves: one c, two s's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/6/)
- [«Necessary» has one c and two s's: one collar, two sleeves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/22/)
- [Roll up long sleeves and tie back long hair before cooking near a flame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/15/)
- [Roll up sleeves and tie back long hair before cooking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/9/)
- [Repellent or long sleeves protect you from mosquito bites.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/252-heat-equipment-and-mosquitoes/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sleeve» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.