Stive, v. t.

v. t. [Allied to stew, stow, stuff, and Lat. stipare, to press together; Gr. στείβειν, to tread or stamp down, to stamp tight. Cf. STIFLE.] [Obs.]

1. To stuff up close. Sandys.
2. To make hot, sultry, and close.

His chamber being commonly stived with friends or suitors of one kind or other. Wotton. 3. To cook by a gentle fire; to stew; as, to stive meat. C. Richardson.