skive
skive/skīv/
verb
avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirk.
"I skived off school"
synonyms: malinger, pretend to be ill, feign/fake illness, play truant, truant, avoid work, evade one's duty, shirk, skulk, idle, cut, bunk off, swing the lead, wag, scrimshank, dodge the column, mitch off, goldbrick, play hooky, goof off, play the wag
noun
an instance of avoiding work or a duty.
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The meaning of SKIVE is to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission —often used with off. How to use skive in a sentence.
to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices. to shave, as hides.
SKIVE meaning: 1. to be absent from work or school without permission: 2. to be absent from work or school…. Learn more.
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2 senses: to shave or remove the surface of (leather) British informal to evade (work or responsibility).... Click for more definitions.
Noun edit · (British, informal) Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty. Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive. · (British, informal) ...
IPA guide. Other forms: skiving; skived. Definitions of skive. verb. remove the surface of.
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SKIVE meaning: to avoid school or work by staying away or by leaving without permission often + off.
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to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early synonym bunk off. 'Where's Tom?' 'Skiving as usual.' skive off She always skives off early on ...
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Skive definition: To cut thin layers off (leather or rubber, for example); pare.
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transitive. Originally U.S. College slang. To avoid (work or a duty) by leaving or being absent; (now) esp. to play truant from (school). Now chiefly British ...
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