Associations to the word «Shiv»

Wiktionary

SHIV, noun. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
SHIV, noun. A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
SHIV, noun. (Can we verify([1]) this sense?) (computing) A shim, i.e. a small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
SHIV, verb. To stab someone with a shiv.
SHIV, verb. (by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

Dictionary definition

SHIV, noun. A knife used as a weapon.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley