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Collocations for sleeve - noun

1. piece of clothing that covers arm

ADJECTIVE

long, short
left, right
full, wide
three-quarter (esp. AmE), three-quarter length
rolled-up
coat, jacket, shirt, etc.
removable

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VERB + sleeve

push back, push up, roll up
She rolled up her sleeves and got down to work.
roll down
tug at, tug on
I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve.

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PREPOSITION

in … sleeves
It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves.
on a/the sleeve
There's tomato on your sleeve.

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2. envelope for a CD, etc.

ADJECTIVE

album, CD, DVD, record
cardboard, plastic
protective
inner, outer
The inner sleeve folds out to reveal nine different covers.
gatefold

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VERB + sleeve

design
He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones.

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sleeve + NOUN

notes
The music is explained in the extensive sleeve notes.
design

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