name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sipe
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/saɪp/
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rhymes with -aɪp
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CMU ARPABET: S AY1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 3
A drain.
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Usage: UK, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 4
To cut grooves in tires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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verb
Meaning 5
To drain, to filter through peat or reeds; to seep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
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History
Etymology
From Old English sipian, related to seep. * around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 , : "Seo eorþe hit helt & be sumum dæle swilgþ, & for þam sype heo biþ geleht."
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: lamela — Translations
- Spanish: entalladura — Translations
- Spanish: microsurco — Translations