skive

verb

Definition of skivenext
as in to shave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
  1. shave
  2. shear
  3. whittle
  4. nip
  5. dock
  6. pare
  7. snip
  8. clip
Verb
  • The surgeon shaved down part of the bone to make space for the nerve.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The central bank had surprised the markets by shaving the major short and long term lending rates in July.
    Sonia Heng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shave
Verb
  • Photographs from The Courier Journal's archives show the aftermath of the bridge shearing the tops from large vehicles as early as 1978.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Like that one that underestimated a low Bronx highway overpass at full speed, shearing its top off, killing 15 passengers, decapitating at least one.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shear
Verb
  • Virginia promised the Natives land, and then whittled it away to a fraction.
    Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The current field of eight remaining drivers in the playoffs will be whittled to four by the results of Sunday’s race.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of whittle
Verb
  • When nipped by frosts or freezes their flowers may be lost but the plants grow back.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • If an issue arose a year ago, it was nipped in the bud in moments.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of nip
Verb
  • The Viking ships now dock at Port Milwaukee's heavy lift dock — which mainly serves cargo ships.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starliner seen docked at the International Space Station The wayward tale of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and its return to Earth without its astronaut crew has been well reported since its launch in June.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dock
Verb
  • Notably, the musicians pared the song down for its late-night debut, shortening it from 13 minutes to five.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Opt for a small kitchen island with clean lines that’s pared down.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of pare
Verb
  • The technology could zero in on one spot in a cell’s genome, and then either snip out or insert new DNA. Dr. Shendure and his colleagues set out to use CRISPR to record a cell’s history.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The specialty single also includes the song’s outro — snipped from the original commercial release — as the voices of Kendricks and Paul Williams ring out while a snippet of saxophone, likely played by Funk Brother Hank Cosby, makes a brief and unexpected cameo.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of snip
Verb
  • Incoming Falling Back Under North Korean Assault, A Ukrainian Brigade Turned A River Into A Natural Barrier FBI Warns Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail Users—Check 3 Things To Stop Attacks Fallacy #3: The owner can just clip coupons.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The next storm will clip far northwest Washington on Thursday night, with the third atmospheric river hitting the West Coast from the San Francisco Bay area northward through Washington on Sunday night into Monday.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of clip
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