Synonymer

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.

Verb

  1. To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
  2. (British) To avoid one's lessons or, sometimes, work. Chiefly at school or university.

Exempel

  • Thus, American diamond cutters would talk of a skive (after Dutch schijf), where their British colleagues would say disk or wheel.
  • Truancies, rather bewilderingly, have risen among children on the programme; the government hopes this is because children skive more as they get older.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipskived
Imperfektskived
Presensparticipskiving
Pluralskives
Tredje person singular indicativ presensskives