Meaning Of The Word Skive

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skive
verb: If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working.

skive in American English
transitive verb: to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices

skive in American English 1
to avoid work by leaving; play truant

skive in American English 2
to slice off (leather, rubber, etc.) in thin layers; shave

skive in British English 1
verb: to shave or remove the surface of (leather)

skive in British English 2
verb: to evade (work or responsibility)

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