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
  • Smith wagered his hair on it, making a bet with three cadets over the winner with the losing side having to shave their head.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Buehler had shaved his head to help raise money for childhood cancer research through St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
    Jen Karmarkar, Orange County Register, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of shave
Verb
  • With their large leaves, hollies look best when they are pruned rather than sheared.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists predict that Triton might one day wander too close and end up becoming gravitationally sheared into fragments.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shear
Verb
  • By the end of December, the PEO staff had whittled the list down to 13 companies.
    Tom Davenport, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Fans voting will whittle the list to 10 beginning next week, with winners in that and all categories to be announced at an awards ceremony January 9 at the New York Academy of Medicine in East Harlem.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of whittle
Verb
  • If an issue arose a year ago, it was nipped in the bud in moments.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The Minnesota Vikings ended their undefeated streak last week and found themselves in a two-way tie for the top of the NFC North, with the Green Bay Packers nipping at their heels.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of nip
Verb
  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 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
  • Investors pared back BoE rate cut bets to fully price in just two quarter-point cuts in borrowing costs between now and the end of 2025.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of pare
Verb
  • Using kitchen shears, finely snip 2 slices of the bacon.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Use kitchen scissors to easily snip bite-size candy bars into smaller pieces.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of snip
Verb
  • Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • To maximize flowering, prune late blooming clematis hard in February by clipping vines back to the lowest set of flower buds.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of clip
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