Definition of a shiv

shiv    

noun

• a hand-made weapon used for stabbing.

  He's in the hole 'cause they found a shiv in his cell.

  • See more words with the same meaning: weapon.

  Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

verb - transitive

• to stab with a shiv.

  He got shived in the shower.

  He got shivved in the shower.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to stab.

  Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 21 2013.

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