Definitions

1. verb

to avoid doing work or a task, especially by finding a way to do it as quickly or as little as possible

“She had been skiving off her responsibilities for weeks.”

2. noun

a thin piece of wood or other material, typically cut to a precise shape, used for a specific task or purpose, such as a piece of wood used to carve or shape something

“The woodworker used a skive to smooth out the edges of the wooden box.”

3. noun

a period of time during which an employee is absent from work without permission, often without pay

“The manager noticed that John had been taking a lot of skives recently.”