chive /t͡ʃaɪv/noun 8verb 2forms 3 noun8 •A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. •[before a noun, in the plural] The leaves of this plant used as a herb.What a splendid pie, pizza-pizza pie / Every minute, every second, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy / Pepperoni and green peppers, mushrooms, olive, chives — 2002 •(dialect) The spring onion; the green onion; the scallion. •A knife.For when that he hath nubbed as, / And our friends tip him no cole, / He takes his chive and cuts us down, / And tips us into a hole. — 1712 •A file. •A saw. •A piece cut off; sliver. •(no longer used) The filament which supports the anther of a flower; stamen, especially of saffron.The chiues or threds in the middle of the floure are sometimes of a reddish, or of a blackish colour. — 1633 verb2 •To cut. •To stab.Adieu to Haul-Cly, adieu to stopping Coaches, and adieu to all the hurry-scurry of Foot-Scampering, filing, chiving, milling, and sneaking[…] — 1728 formschived · chiving · chives
