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Definition skive in British English

skive verb

[intransitive] verb
/skaɪv/
1

to not be at work or school when you should be there

Example

He wasn't ill, he was just skiving.

Synonyms and related words
absence absenteeism attend
Example

You skive excess leather to make it thinner. You skive a bearing to the correct size

Definition skive in British English