skive

skive

verb \ˈskīv\

skivedskiv·ing

Definition of SKIVE

transitive verb

: to cut off (as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces : pare

Examples of SKIVE

1. He works for his mother and feels he can skive off whenever he feels like it.
2. She skived off school twice last month.

Origin of SKIVE

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīfa to slice

First Known Use: circa 1825

Rhymes with SKIVE

chive, Clive, dive, drive, five, gyve, hive, jive, live, rive, shrive, strive, thrive, wive