Words that rhyme with spiv

• give 0
  n 1: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: give, spring, springiness] v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" 2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: yield, give, afford] 3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" [ant: take] 4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" 5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: give, pay] 6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold, throw, have, make, give] 7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: give, throw] 8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present] 9: cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: give, yield] 10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote] 11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield, return, give, generate] 12: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" [syn: impart, leave, give, pass on] 13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: establish, give] 14: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" 15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" 16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: sacrifice, give] 17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give] 18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote] 19: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" 20: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: give, apply] 21: bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" [syn: give, render] 22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant, give] 23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: move over, give way, give, ease up, yield] 24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: feed, give] [ant: famish, starve] 25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: contribute, give, chip in, kick in] 26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder] 27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" 28: execute and deliver; "Give bond" 29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" 30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, open, give] 31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start" 32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" 33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: give, yield] 34: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" 35: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" 36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" 37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" 38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" 39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" 40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" 41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" 42: occur; "what gives?" 43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" 44: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
• live 0
  adv 1: not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live" adj 1: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" [syn: live, unrecorded] [ant: recorded] 2: exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" [ant: dead] 3: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" [syn: alive(p), live] [ant: dead] 4: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" 5: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" 6: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy] 7: abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch" 8: in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" 9: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option" 10: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: hot, live] 11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: alive, live] v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit] 2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" 3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] 4: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: exist, survive, live, subsist] 5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live] 6: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: know, experience, live] 7: pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
• sieve 0
  n 1: a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: sieve, screen] v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen, screen out, sieve, sort] 2: check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [syn: sieve, sift] 3: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn: sift, sieve, strain] 4: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" [syn: sieve, sift]
• shiv 0
  n 1: a knife used as a weapon
• sheave 0
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