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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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to skive
01
to scrape or remove a thin layer from the surface of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The carpenter skived a bit of wood off the edge to fit it properly.
02
āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to avoid fulfilling a responsibility by staying away from work
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was caught skiving off work early by his manager, who reprimanded him for not completing his tasks.
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