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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 ofplay

  Familiarity information: SKIVE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKIVE (verb)


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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