The difference between Jacket and Sleeve
When used as nouns, jacket means a piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length, whereas sleeve means the part of a garment that covers the arm.
When used as verbs, jacket means to enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering, whereas sleeve means to fit a sleeve to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Jacket and Sleeve
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Jacket as a noun:
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
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Jacket as a noun:
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat
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Jacket as a noun:
A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank.)
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Jacket as a noun (slang):
A police record.
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Jacket as a noun (military):
In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
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Jacket as a noun:
The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
Examples:
"Cook the potatoes in their jackets."
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Jacket as a verb (transitive):
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
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Sleeve as a noun:
The part of a garment that covers the arm.
Examples:
"The sleeves on my [[coat]] are too long."
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Sleeve as a noun:
A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
Examples:
"This [[bearing]] requires a sleeve so the [[shaft]] will fit [[snugly]]."
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Sleeve as a noun:
A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
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Sleeve as a noun:
A tattoo covering the whole arm.
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Sleeve as a noun:
A narrow channel of water.
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Sleeve as a noun:
sleave; untwisted thread.
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Sleeve as a noun (British Columbia):
A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.
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Sleeve as a noun (US):
A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
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Sleeve as a noun (electrical):
A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.
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Sleeve as a verb (transitive):
To fit a sleeve to
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Sleeve as a verb (magic tricks):
To hide something up one's sleeve.