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to skive
01
to scrape or remove a thin layer from the surface of something
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
skive
3rd person singular
skives
past simple
skived
past participle
skived
Examples
He skived the leather to make it thinner for the wallet.
02
to avoid fulfilling a responsibility by staying away from work
Examples
Some students tend to skive off classes by pretending to be sick or by skipping school altogether.
