skive
/skaɪv/
verb
- To avoid work or duty by staying away or pretending to be ill.
- He tried to skive off work by saying he had a headache.
- The students would skive school and hang out at the park.
- She was caught skiving when her boss saw her at the mall during work hours.
- To cut or shave off a thin layer from a material, especially leather or rubber.
- You need to skive the rubber to make it fit properly.
- The craftsman used a special knife to skive the leather edges.
- He skived a thin strip off the sole of the shoe.