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    skive
    /skīv/

    verb

    • 1. avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirk: "I skived off school"

    noun

    • 1. an instance of avoiding work or a duty.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skiveSkive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SKIVE definition: 1. to be absent from work or school without permission: 2. to be absent from work or school…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. [ British , informal ] The company treated me as though I were skiving.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › skiveSKIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Skive definition: to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.. See examples of SKIVE used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SKIVE meaning: 1. to be absent from work or school without permission: 2. to be absent from work or school…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishskive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of skive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › skiveSkive - definition of skive by The Free Dictionary

    Define skive. skive synonyms, skive pronunciation, skive translation, English dictionary definition of skive. tr.v. skived , skiv·ing , skives To cut thin layers off ; pare. intr.v. skived , skiv·ing , skives Chiefly British Slang To avoid work or duty; shirk....

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › skiveSkive Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Singular: skive. Plural: skives. Origin of Skive. Perhaps from French esquiver to dodge (from Spanish esquivar) (or Italian eschivare) (both ultimately of Germanic origin) (Old English scēoh shy) or from English dialectal skive to move quickly. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    SKIVE meaning: 1. to not go to school or work when you should, or to leave school or work earlier than you should…. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › skiveskive | meaning of skive in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    skive meaning, definition, what is skive: to avoid work or school by staying away ...: Learn more.