Steeve \Steeve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steeved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeving}.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. Steeving \Steev"ing\, n. 1. The act or practice of one who steeves. 2. (Naut.) See {Steeve}, n. (a) .