English Online Dictionary. What means steve? What does steve mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stiːv/
- Rhymes: -iːv
- Homophone: steeve
Etymology 1
Clipping of stevedore.
Verb
steve (third-person singular simple present steves, present participle steving, simple past and past participle steved)
- To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold.
Etymology 2
Decapitalization of STEVE.
Noun
steve (plural steves)
- Alternative form of STEVE.
References
- (stevedore derived):
- “steve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- evets
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Suomen Teollisuuden Vartiointi Oy (STV), a former security services company since acquired by Securitas AB.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteʋe/, [ˈs̠te̞ʋe̞]
- Rhymes: -eʋe
- Syllabification(key): ste‧ve
- Hyphenation(key): ste‧ve
Noun
steve
- (Helsinki slang) synonym of stevari