verb
- to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early
- to cut or pare thin slices from leather or other material
Usage: British informal
Usage: technical
noun
- an act of avoiding work or responsibility
Usage: British informal
Examples
- He decided to skive off school and go to the beach.
- The students were caught skiving during math class.
- She’s always skiving when there’s real work to be done.
- The cobbler carefully skived the leather to make it thinner.
- Going to the movies was just a skive from his duties.
- They planned a skive from the boring meeting.