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SKIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skive mean?
• SKIVE (verb)
The verb SKIVE has 1 sense:
1. remove the surface of
Familiarity information: SKIVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the surface of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
skive leather
Hypernyms (to "skive" is one way to...):
shave (touch the surface of lightly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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