Definition of stive:
(v) :
(UK, dialect, transitive, intransitive) To stew; to be stifled or suffocated.
(v) :
(transitive) Sometimes with up: to compress (something); to cram.
(n) :
The floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
(n) :
Obsolete form of stew. [(obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.]