stive

stive: I. \\ˈstīv\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English stiven, probably from Spanish estibar or Portuguese estivar to pack tightly — more at steeve

transitive verb

1. : to pack tightly : crowd

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

intransitive verb

: suffocate
II. noun (-s)
Etymology: obsolete Dutch stuive, from Middle Dutch stuve, stuyve pulverization; akin to Middle Dutch stuven, stieven to raise dust, Middle Low German stūven to raise dust, stübbe dust, Old High German stoub dust, stioban to raise dust, stuppi dust, Gothic stubjus

: dust; especially : the floating dust in flour mills caused by grinding
III.
chiefly Scotland

variant of steeve I

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Synonyms:

Stive — Stive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L. stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore}, {Stiff}.] To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stive — Stive, v. i. To be stifled or suffocated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stive — Stive, n. The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. De Colange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stive — This unusual name originally derives from the ancient Greek Stephanos meaning crown and the name of the first Christian martyr stoned to death in Jerusalem shortly after Christ s death. There are literally hundreds of variants and alternatives of … Surnames reference
stive — sti|ve vb., r, de, t; stive en dug; stive sig af … Dansk ordbog
stive — arbustive congestive contragestive digestive estive exhaustive intempestive suggestive … Dictionnaire des rimes
stivé — estivé … Dictionnaire des rimes
stive — v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close. 2. Make hot, close, or sultry. 3. Stew, seethe, boil gently … New dictionary of synonyms
stive — dust. Pembrokeshire, where DUST implies only saw dust … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
æstive — … Useful english dictionary

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