Shanked in jail
Shivved is the past tense of shiv, meaning to stab someone with a makeshift blade—typically a weapon improvised in prison from available materials like a sharpened toothbrush or piece of metal.
The word carries connotations of desperate, close-quarters violence: He got shivved in the yard over a gambling debt.
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Shanked in jail
Shivved is the past tense of shiv, meaning to stab someone with a makeshift blade—typically a weapon improvised in prison from available materials like a sharpened toothbrush or piece of metal.
The word carries connotations of desperate, close-quarters violence: He got shivved in the yard over a gambling debt.
1. prison — stabbed, Pierced with blade; shanked (Hit with club heel); attacked (Acted aggressively against); inmate (Confined facility resident); yard · gang · retaliation · cellblock · violence · contraband · weapon · guards · lockdown · infirmary
2. slang — stabbed, Pierced with blade; knifed (Struck with a blade); stuck (Unable to move); cut (Severance or reduction); sliced · pierced · jabbed · poked · gutted · skewered · backstabbed · betrayed · blindsided · ambushed
METHOD OF ATTACKshivved ≠ shot Quick liquor serving; beaten · strangled · bludgeoned · poisoned · punched
HARM VS. CAREshivved ≠ healed Returned to health; protected · treated · bandaged · nursed · saved
WEAPON SHARPNESS/EFFECTIVENESSshivved ≠ bludgeoned Struck repeatedly with club; clubbed · blunt · dull · pummeled · cudgeled
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/shivved