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Definition of Steeve
1. v. i. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
2. v. t. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
3. n. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving.
Definition of Steeve
1. to stow in the hold of a ship [v STEEVED, STEEVING, STEEVES]