sipe

saɪp

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#1·8h ago

(US) Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.

Origin: From , 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.". Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(British, dialect) A drain.

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#3·8h ago

(US) To cut grooves in tires.

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