noun
- a knife or razor used as a weapon
Usage: slang
verb
- to stab with a knife or sharp object
Usage: slang
Examples
- The prisoner was caught with a makeshift shiv in his cell.
- Security found several shivs hidden in the facility.
- He threatened to shiv anyone who crossed him.
- The inmate was accused of trying to shiv his cellmate.
- Guards regularly search for shivs during inspections.
- She fashioned a shiv from a piece of metal.