skive[verb]Synonyms: slack, idle, malinger, shirk, swing the lead
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
skive /skaɪv/ (
also skive off)
verb [intransitive] British English informal[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: Perhaps from French esquiver 'to get away secretly']
to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission ⇒
play truant—skiver noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲