skives

noun
  1. 1

    Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.

    โ€œMr Smith's history classes are a total skive.โ€

  2. 2

    An act of avoiding lessons or work.

verb
  1. 1

    To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

noun
  1. 1

    A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.

  2. 2

    An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.

verb
  1. 1

    To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.

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