skived (Meaning)

skived

to cut off (a material, such as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces, to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission

skived Sentence Examples

  1. Despite being a diligent student, Tom often skived off his afternoon classes to go to the movies.
  2. The lazy employees skived off work early, leaving their colleagues to pick up the slack.
  3. The manager knew the employees were skiving and turned a blind eye, as long as the work was getting done.
  4. The students skived off the exam by hiding their notes in their pockets.
  5. The workers skived off the training session, claiming they had already completed it.
  6. The babysitter skived off her duties to go shopping, leaving the children unattended.
  7. The receptionist skived off her lunch break to have a coffee with her boyfriend.
  8. The team skived off the meeting, knowing that nothing important would be discussed.
  9. The teacher suspected the students were skiving off class but couldn't catch them in the act.
  10. The assembly line workers skived off their shifts, causing a backlog of production.

FAQs About the word skived

to cut off (a material, such as leather or rubber) in thin layers or pieces, to avoid work or school by staying away or by leaving without permission

cropped, cut, nipped, whittled, bobbed, docked, cut back, pruned, pared, clipped

extended, lengthened,elongated,

Despite being a diligent student, Tom often skived off his afternoon classes to go to the movies.

The lazy employees skived off work early, leaving their colleagues to pick up the slack.

The manager knew the employees were skiving and turned a blind eye, as long as the work was getting done.

The students skived off the exam by hiding their notes in their pockets.