nounπShareA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush)."During the schoolyard fight, a boy used a shiv made of a broken plastic ruler to defend himself. "weaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp."After processing the hemp fibers, farmers often use the leftover shiv as mulch for their gardens. "agriculturematerialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stab someone with a shiv."In prison, inmates sometimes shiv each other during fights. "weaponactionpolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon."Desperate and angry, the prisoner shived his attacker with a sharpened toothbrush. "weaponactionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
