SKIVING Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word skiving. (close relations)
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cutting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting • the act of cutting something into parts • a piece cut off from the main part of something • an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine • removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of diluting something • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends adjective satellite • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character • unpleasantly cold and damp • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | ||||||||
dodging | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening | ||||||||
idling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • having no employment | ||||||||
loafing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • having no employment | ||||||||
shirking | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the evasion of work or duty | ||||||||
slacking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the evasion of work or duty | ||||||||
avoiding | verbv | |||||||
verb • stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • refrain from doing something • refrain from certain foods or beverages • declare invalid | ||||||||
escaping | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||||
evading | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) • escape, either physically or mentally • practice evasion • use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid | ||||||||
lazing | verbv | |||||||
verb • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
skip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a gait in which steps and hops alternate • a mistake resulting from neglect verb • bypass • intentionally fail to attend • jump lightly • leave suddenly • bound off one point after another • cause to skip over a surface | ||||||||
play hooky | ||||||||
verb • play truant from work or school |