steeve /stiːv/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly. •The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel. verb2 •To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. •(no longer used) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc. formssteeved · steeving · steeves
