- skived
- skaɪv v. slice or cut off in thin layers, shave, pare
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
skived
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skive — [[t]ska͟ɪv[/t]] skives, skiving, skived VERB If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The company treated me as though I were skiving. Derived words: skiver plural N… … English dictionary
skive — UK [skaɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skive : present tense I/you/we/they skive he/she/it skives present participle skiving past tense skived past participle skived British informal to not be at work or school when you should be there He … English dictionary
skive off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms skive off : present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense skived off past participle skived off British informal skive off something to avoid … English dictionary
skive — I. /skaɪv/ (say skuyv) verb (t) (skived, skiving) to split or cut (leather, etc.) into layers or slices; shave (hides, etc.). {Middle English schīve slice (of bread), from Old Norse skīfa (verb, noun) slice} II. /skaɪv/ (say skuyv) phrase (skived …
skive — skive1 [skīv] vt. skived, skiving [ON skifa; akin to SHIVE] to slice off (leather, rubber, etc.) in thin layers; shave skive2 [skīv] vi. skived, skiving [Brit. Informal] to avoid work by leaving; play truant: often with off … English World dictionary
skive off — ˌskive ˈoff [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense … Useful english dictionary
skive — transitive verb (skived; skiving) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīfa to slice Date: circa 1825 to cut off (as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces ; pare … New Collegiate Dictionary
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