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skiveenUK
skive 1 S0455800 (skīv)tr.v. skived, skiv·ing, skives To cut thin layers off (leather or rubber, for example); pare.
[Of Scandinavian origin; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
skive 2 S0455800 (skīv)intr.v. skived, skiv·ing, skives Chiefly British Slang To avoid work or duty; shirk.
[Perhaps from French esquiver, to dodge (from Spanish, esquivar or Italian, eschivare, both ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scēoh, shy) or from English dialectal skive, to move quickly.]skive (skaɪv) vb (Tanning) (tr) to shave or remove the surface of (leather)[C19: from Old Norse skifa; related to English dialect shive a slice of bread]
skive (skaɪv) vbinformal (when: intr, often foll by off) Brit to evade (work or responsibility)[C20: of unknown origin]skive (skaɪv)
v.t. skived, skiv•ing. 1. to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices. 2. to shave, as hides. [1815–25; probably < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skīfa slice] skive
Past participle: skived
Gerund: skiving
| Present |
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| I skive | | you skive | | he/she/it skives | | we skive | | you skive | | they skive |
| Preterite |
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| I skived | | you skived | | he/she/it skived | | we skived | | you skived | | they skived |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am skiving | | you are skiving | | he/she/it is skiving | | we are skiving | | you are skiving | | they are skiving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have skived | | you have skived | | he/she/it has skived | | we have skived | | you have skived | | they have skived |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was skiving | | you were skiving | | he/she/it was skiving | | we were skiving | | you were skiving | | they were skiving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had skived | | you had skived | | he/she/it had skived | | we had skived | | you had skived | | they had skived |
| Future |
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| I will skive | | you will skive | | he/she/it will skive | | we will skive | | you will skive | | they will skive |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have skived | | you will have skived | | he/she/it will have skived | | we will have skived | | you will have skived | | they will have skived |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be skiving | | you will be skiving | | he/she/it will be skiving | | we will be skiving | | you will be skiving | | they will be skiving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been skiving | | you have been skiving | | he/she/it has been skiving | | we have been skiving | | you have been skiving | | they have been skiving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been skiving | | you will have been skiving | | he/she/it will have been skiving | | we will have been skiving | | you will have been skiving | | they will have been skiving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been skiving | | you had been skiving | | he/she/it had been skiving | | we had been skiving | | you had been skiving | | they had been skiving |
| Conditional |
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| I would skive | | you would skive | | he/she/it would skive | | we would skive | | you would skive | | they would skive |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have skived | | you would have skived | | he/she/it would have skived | | we would have skived | | you would have skived | | they would have skived |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | skive - remove the surface of; "skive leather"shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" |
skiveverb (Brit. informal) slack, idle, shirk, dodge, skulk, malinger, swing the lead, gold-brick (U.S. slang), bob off (Brit. slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal), scrimshank (Brit. military slang) The company treated me as though I were skiving.TranslationsskiveenUK
skive (something)To absent oneself or leave early from something (usually school or work) when one would normally be required to be there; to play truant. Primarily heard in UK. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just skive it after lunch without telling anyone. Hey, Jim and I are planning on skiving from school on Friday, do you want to come with us? That's the last time you skive class, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you to school every morning!See also: skiveskive offTo absent oneself or leave early from school or work when one would normally be required to be there; to play truant. Primarily heard in UK. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just skive off after lunch without telling anyone. Hey, Jim and I are planning on skiving off from school on Friday, do you want to come with us? That's the last time you skive off class, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you off to school every morning!See also: off, skiveSkiveenUK
Skive (skē`və), city (1992 pop. 19,711), Viborg co., N Denmark, on the Limfjord at the mouth of the Skive River. It is a commercial center and a tourist resort. Nearby is Spøttrup castle (14th cent.).skiveenUK
Related to skive: skive offSynonyms for skiveverb slackSynonyms- slack
- idle
- shirk
- dodge
- skulk
- malinger
- swing the lead
- gold-brick
- bob off
- bludge
- scrimshank
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