skive
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈskaɪv/
Noun
skive noun
- Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.“Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive.”
- An act of avoiding lessons or work.
skive noun
- A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
- An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.
Verb
skive verb
- To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
skive verb
- To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.
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