holster vs sleeve

holster

noun
  • A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment. 

  • A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. 

verb
  • To put something in a holster. 

sleeve

noun
  • A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. 

  • The part of a garment that covers the arm. 

  • A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces. 

  • A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint. 

  • A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers. 

  • A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD. 

  • Sleave; untwisted thread. 

  • A tattoo covering the whole arm. 

  • A narrow channel of water. 

verb
  • To hide something up one's sleeve. 

  • To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder. 

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