[sheev] 
| to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves. |
[shiv, sheev] | 1. | a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope. |
| 2. | a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt. |
| sheave 1 (shēv) tr.v. sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves To collect and bind into a sheaf. [From sheaf.] |
| sheave 2 (shēv, shĭv) n. A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley. [Middle English sheve; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] |