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Synonyms for skive
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : skaɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for skive Other synonyms for the word skive
- amputate
- behead
- bisect
- bite
- bob
- carve
- chine
- chip
- chisel
- chop
- cleave
- clip
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- decorticate
- decussate
- detach
- detruncate
- dice
- disengage
- dispatch
- dissect
- dissever
- dock
- eliminate
- exclude
- facet
- fell
- flay
- flitch
- gash
- guillotine
- gut
- hack
- hash
- hew
- intersect
- knock off
- lacerate
- lay open
- level
- lop
- massacre
- mince
- mow down
- nick
- notch
- pare
- pare down
- part
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- pollard
- puncture
- quarter
- rabbet
- raze
- reap
- rend
- rive
- saber
- saw
- scalp
- scarify
- scissor
- score
- scrape
- scythe
- separate
- shape
- shave
- shear
- shorten
- sickle
- skin
- skive
- slash
- slaughter
- slay
- slice
- slit
- sliver
- snip
- strip
- thin
- top
- trim
- truncate
- uncover
Définition of skive
Origin :- "split or cut into strips, pare off, grind away," 1825, of Scandinavian origin, cf. Old Norse skifa "to cut, split," from Proto-Germanic *skif-, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Skived; skiving.
- As in pare : verb peel, trim
- As in prune : verb trim; cut short
- As in clip : verb cut short
- As in crop : verb cut, trim off
- As in cut : verb sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise
Antonyms for skive
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