Meaning & use
sleeve
The part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm.
See it in a sentence
He rolled up his sleeve before washing his hands at the sink.
The jacket's sleeves were too long, so she had them shortened by a tailor.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'up one's sleeve' means having a secret plan or resource kept in reserve.
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